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Jul 23, 2021

RV park no-go for Navarre Beach

After months of debate and community opposition, the Board of County Commissioners voted to deny the request for a lease amendment during Thursday night’s rezoning meeting that would allow RV park construction on Navarre Beach.
Jul 23, 2021

Cameras to be installed on bus stop arms to detect illegal passing

When a school bus is stopped and has its stop arm extended, vehicles are not legally allowed to pass. However, school buses are passed illegally over 17 million times a year in North America.

Santa Rosa County school district is taking part in a bus camera pilot program to reduce this number and keep children safe.

Jul 23, 2021

Vote on commissioner cell phone policy imminent

The county commissioners plan to give their undivided attention to the citizens and their governmental duty with a vote on restricting personal device use of anyone on the dais during public meetings.
Jul 22, 2021

Commissioners start discussions on replacing county administrator

After receiving a written resignation less than 10 days ago, the Board of County Commissioners began discussing how to replace Dan Schebler’s role of County Administrator.
Jul 22, 2021

Seashore conducting lionfish research

Gulf Islands National Seashore will be conducting conduct lionfish research in the water west of the Fort Pickens fishing pier this year. The most recent survey was July 22.
Jul 22, 2021

Stranding team searches for whale spotted Tuesday

An animal suspected of being in the whale family was reported off Pensacola Beach Tuesday.

vaccine
Jul 22, 2021

Local COVID caseload on the rise

COVID-19 positivity rates are rising in Santa Rosa County, a trend that is also being seen statewide. As of July 9, 43% of county residents had been vaccinated, which ranks it 39th out of the state’s 67 counties.
Jul 22, 2021

Navarre Press continues winning streak

Like Tom Brady moving from the AFC to the NFC and still finding a way to win the Super Bowl, the Navarre Press moved into a higher division at the Florida Press Association Weekly Newspaper Contest and didn’t miss a beat.
Jul 21, 2021

State cleans ditches ‘packed full of water’ along Highway 98

Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation spent two days cleaning excess vegetation out of the ditch running along the north side of U.S. Highway 98 in an area that has been flooding recently.
Jul 21, 2021

County administrator Dan Schebler steps down after weeks of ‘false criticism and attacks’

Just after 9 p.m. July 13, near the midway point of a Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners meeting that would last more than eight hours, an email went out.
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