Overdoses on opioids in Santa Rosa County are on the rise year over year, and nationwide deaths from opioid overdose in the U.S. have risen 22 percent according to Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson.
Navarre is getting two car washes within two blocks of each other based on county documents, and a third car wash is planned for a site less than 6 miles away.
The Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser’s Office is leading the way in taking to the skies, thanks to drone technology. The county is the first in the state to utilize this technology, and Property Appraiser Greg Brown said it is saving taxpayers thousands of dollars a year.
Spring turkey season is underway and runs through the middle of April. It’s the first of two turkey seasons each year, the other taking place in the fall.
For the roughly 26,000 veterans in Santa Rosa County, medical care for everything from a sore throat to lifesaving dialysis may come from the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Pensacola.
In a deal that isn’t perfect for either side, the Santa Rosa County School Board has agreed to buy part of Tiger Point Golf Club from the City of Gulf Breeze for $1.9 million.
