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Aaron Clay of Kiln, Mississippi was the big winner at Saturday’s GOAT Kayak Fishing Tournament. He reeled in a 36-pound cobia, two red snapper and two king mackerel to take home a $5,000 prize.

Red flags were flying on the beach, but those conditions were still an improvement over last weekend’s, when the tournament was originally scheduled to take place.

Deputies from Escambia and Santa Rosa county pursued a man Saturday evening who had outstanding felony warrants for his arrest. The pursuit took place, in part, on Interstate 10 in both counties. The Florida Highway Patrol briefly assisted with the pursuit. The driver was in a Kia hatchback, according to officials.

Some call it rough surf.

Derrick Benton calls it ideal conditions for a kayak fishing tournament in the Gulf of Mexico.

District 3 Commissioner James Calkins falsely claimed that Santa Rosa County is the only county in Florida that does not participate in the Guardian Program.

It is entirely possible that, because of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, some of Santa Rosa County’s stormwater problems could be fixed. Time will tell.

Skimmers continue to nest along the side of the Navarre Beach Causeway and will likely be in the area for at least the next six weeks, according to Caroline Stahala, shorebird program manager for Audubon Florida.

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That white bicycle was placed there to honor Elizabeth Allmon, known to many in Navarre as the “Bike Lady.” Allmon was killed June 9, 2009 when a car drifted across the white line dividing the roadway from the shoulder and struck her while she was bicycling along the busy highway. The bicycle was donated by the Emerald Coast Cyclist’s Club. Allmon, who lacked a permanent address, was a familiar sight in Navarre.

The citizens of Santa Rosa County made their voices heard June 17, telling the zoning board they were unhappy with current land development code (LDC) standards.

Adams Sanitation, which has 9,000 customers in the north end of Santa Rosa County, has submitted a permit to provide garbage pickup in the south end of the county.

The permit, filed Wednesday, was submitted with a letter challenging the county’s “exclusive franchise” agreement with Waste Pro. According to the letter, written by Adams’ legal representative Nathan Boyles, the ordinance assuring franchise exclusivity was adopted by the county June 9, 2011.

In a whirlwind of yelling, confusion and he-said-she-said during a Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, District 3 Commissioner James Calkins voted to withhold funding from School Resource Officers in Santa Rosa County even though he verbally supported them five times during the same meeting.