Mar 16, 2017
County works with HBTS to tackle drainage problems
As county commissioners prepare to spend millions of dollars to improve drainage in Holley by the Sea, county staff members are coordinating with the Homeowners Association to better regulate how new construction will affect drainage in the neighborhood.
Mar 16, 2017
Dispute spotlights gap in tracking officials’ messages
The current national Sunshine Week initiative (March 12-18) to educate the public about the importance of transparency in government finds Santa Rosa lagging in how it watchdogs officials’ mobile phone text messaging.
Mar 16, 2017
52 years of debate and still no Navarre Pass
In July 1965, a man-made waterway was opened that connected the Santa Rosa Sound to the Gulf of Mexico across a span of Navarre Beach 450 yards west of Navarre Bridge, near the boundary line with Eglin Air Force Base.
Mar 16, 2017
Death penalty fix fast tracked by Florida legislature
After a year of uncertainty, Florida’s death penalty law is back on track with passage of a bill intended to correct a flaw in the current statute.
Mar 16, 2017
Suspect in child porn case previously charged with sexual battery
A Gulf Breeze man accused of possessing child pornography was indicted by a federal grand jury March 10.
Mar 16, 2017
Wrong-way driver killed in collision on 98
One woman is dead and a child and adult are in the hospital after a head-on collision Sunday on U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre.
Mar 16, 2017
Teacher complaints derail plan to extend school day
A plan to extend the school day by 30 minutes next year has been put on hold because of negative reaction from teachers, Santa Rosa school Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick says.
Mar 9, 2017
Support groups offered for grandparents raising grandchildren
Grandparents raising grandchildren is more common than people realize.
Mar 9, 2017
Program kindles conservation interest among Florida kids
Seven years ago the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched a program to generate interest in the outdoors among youth in the state and establish within them a lifelong love for fish and wildlife conservation.
Mar 9, 2017
Bring down the hammer
Eglin Air Force Base -Fishing boats equipped with makeshift machine guns and weapons to resemble ‘pirate boats’ invaded the area by the Midbay Bridge between Niceville and Destin Feb. 6.