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A 9.3-acre proposed townhome development in Gulf Breeze did not pass the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board Sept. 9.

The intersection of Ortega Street and Onich Drive is underwater following a heavy storm Thursday afternoon that dumped as much as 3 inches of rain in an area already saturated by earlier storms. Public works employees just blocked off the intersection. At least four cars are stalled in the area.

Permanent repairs are set to begin at the end of the month on the stretch of road connecting Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach.

A 67-year-old Pace woman struck an unmarked Escambia County Sheriff’s Office vehicle Tuesday night while she was merging onto U.S. Highway 90 in Escambia County. No one was injured.

A new resource site for Santa Rosa County School District students is currently in development, according to officials at the latest SRCSD board meeting.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Sept. 15 in a Milton press conference that Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties will receive $3.4 million in grant funding from the Department of Economic Opportunity.

“We appreciate having great installations and a great active-duty footprint, and of course NWF is one of the strongest military communities in the nation – we understand that enriches our community and our economy,” DeSantis said at the conference.

Gulf Breeze Parkway is flooded between the 600 and 800 block east and westbound lanes. Officers are blocking flooded lanes. Use extreme caution.

An ad campaign drawing tourists to Santa Rosa County has won an award from VISIT FLORIDA.

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex Wednesday morning to announce $3.4 million in grants to use to support local military missions. His press conference began at 11:35 and is ongoing. Check back for more information.