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Military experience helped set stage for Schmidt’s career as a teacher
Jan 17, 2021

Creative solution set for substitute teacher shortage

With quarantines and school leave a routine matter in local schools, Santa Rosa County Superintendent Karen Barber and her staff have come up with a unique way to keep classrooms staffed.
Superintendent Barber
Jan 16, 2021

Schools to unveil COVID-19 tracking dashboard

By early next week, parents and community members interested in the spread of COVID-19 in Santa Rosa schools should have an easy way to view the data.
fire
Jan 15, 2021

Crews battle brush fire after officials warn against outdoor burning

On a day when officials warned against the dangers of outdoor burning, firefighters battled a brush fire on Sunset Drive in Navarre Friday afternoon.
West Navarre Principal
Jan 15, 2021

Superintendent names new West Navarre Primary principal

Santa Rosa School District Superintendent Karen Barber has named a new principal for West Navarre Primary School.
commissioners
Jan 15, 2021

Commissioners postpone public comment decisions

Proposed regulations to impose structure on Santa Rosa Board of Commissioner meetings were tabled last week after commissioners and citizens expressed concerns with the first drafts.

The resolutions would standardize everything from who could add last minute agenda items to how long citizens would be allowed to speak at public meetings.

Pensacola Bay Bridge construction
Jan 14, 2021

First replacement bridge deck concrete pour completed

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractors poured concrete for the first new bridge deck needed to repair the Pensacola Bay Bridge Wednesday, January 13. Bridge decks are the portion of the structure that connect two pier locations to form what is referred to as a bridge span.
accident
Jan 14, 2021

Two-vehicle accident occurs on Garcon Point Road and I-10

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle accident at 11 a.m. Thursday at County Road 191 (Garcon Point Road) and Interstate-10.

A vehicle traveling eastbound across Garcon Point Road in an attempt to pull onto the entrance ramp of I-10 East.

stats
Jan 14, 2021

Sheriff’s office: FDLE report incorrect, missing key data

When the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) released its semiannual crime report recently, Santa Rosa County’s numbers were skewed.

The sheriff’s office had originally submitted four months of data for 2019 instead of six.

Navarre Beach mats
Jan 14, 2021

Permanent mats installed at 3 Navarre Beach accesses

Following the granting of permits by the state Department of Environmental Protection, new beach mats have been added to three accesses on Navarre Beach.
Jan 13, 2021

Attorney famed for tobacco industry settlement dies

(Associated Press) Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, died Tuesday, several days after contracting the coronavirus. He was 83.

Levin’s death from complications of COVID-19 was confirmed by Levin Papantonio Rafferty attorney Mark Proctor.

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