Oct 20, 2016
Hurricane Matthew dog ‘refugees’ need permanent homes
Indian Trail, N.C. — Charlotte-area animal shelter officials are hoping to find new homes for dozens of dogs that were evacuated from a shelter near Charleston, S.C. as Hurricane Matthew approached.
Oct 20, 2016
Bear with him: Man grabs attention for hugging big bears
Otisville, N.Y. – Bear hugs are nothing. Jim Kowalczik hugs bears.
Oct 20, 2016
Ferry service delayed until late spring
Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown joked on Monday morning that people have wanted a ferry service in Pensacola Bay for 50 years.
Oct 20, 2016
15 years later: First airmen in Afghanistan reflect on initial entry
Hurlburt Field — On Oct. 14, 2001, the first Airman stepped foot into Afghanistan with the mission to topple the Taliban.
Oct 20, 2016
Garage gym businesses trending in Navarre
Garage gyms are a new trend in fitness and they’re booming in Navarre.
Oct 20, 2016
Tiger Point utility customers hit with second surcharge
For the second-straight October several Tiger Point residents pleaded with the Gulf Breeze City Council to vote against a proposed 3 percent surcharge on water and sewer rates for South Santa Rosa Utility customers who live outside the municipality’s border.
Oct 20, 2016
Santa Rosa economic strategy focuses on tax growth
High wages are getting relatively low priority in Santa Rosa’s effort to recruit new employers.
Oct 20, 2016
Sewage leak at Williams Creek repaired
A break in a Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) wastewater main was discovered Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the culvert at William’s Creek and U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre. HNWS staff discovered the break at 2:30 p.m. where the main crosses underneath the culvert. The pipe was shut down by HNWS.
Oct 20, 2016
SunTrust to close historic Gulf Breeze branch
Although the City of Gulf Breeze boasts some of the more affluent neighborhoods in Santa Rosa County, SunTrust Banks Inc., plans to close its longtime location there on Jan. 17.
Oct 20, 2016
New tax starts in January
Collection of a half-penny sales tax in Santa Rosa County will begin in January of next year, but appointment of the oversight committee for the LOST has been delayed until weeks before that collection.