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After a citizen called out a Santa Rosa County staff member for looking down at an electronic device during a heated May 11 Board of County Commission meeting, District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright decided it was time to suggest a change.

Wright has placed an item on the May 20 work session agenda suggesting commissioners restrict or limit use of personal electronic devices while in board meetings.

Santa Rosa County Zoning Board member Sam Mullins was asked to disqualify himself from voting on a particular agenda item by an audience member at a meeting May 13. Tony Hughes, the audience member who requested Mullins’ disqualification, says this is the result of an incident that occurred at a February Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Beasley Allen lawyer Mike Crow reached a settlement for the family of Almus Taylor in a lawsuit against the Covington County, Alabama, Jail and three of the jail’s guards over claims that the guards left Taylor to die in his jail cell after refusing to address his life-threatening medical needs.

A proposed driving range in Gulf Breeze was approved at a Zoning Board meeting May 13.

A large sign detailing what behavior is unlawful at government meetings greeted those attending the May 13 Santa Rosa County School District Board meeting.
There were also at least nine Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies, some in full K9 tactical gear, ready to deal with noncompliance.

A 26-year-old Pace woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter for an accident that happened early Saturday morning.

It’s been more than three years since most Navarre residents first heard of the Boulevard, a planned entertainment center and development at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and State Road 87.

Since then, there’s been little more than a sign to show for it.

Santa Rosa County is in talks with the owner of the site that previously housed Lighthouse Private Christian Academy.

The two parcels, totaling four acres, are 5613 Gulf Breeze Highway. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office needs a south end facility to house its substation, victim’s advocate offices and, possibly, a fuel farm in the future.

Last year’s inaugural GOAT Offshore Kayak Fishing Tournament was such a success that the organizer wants to make it an annual event.

The GOAT Offshore Kayak Fishing Tournament is officially back and planned for June 19.

A Pensacola law firm will represent Santa Rosa County in a lawsuit against Skanska USA for damages and lost revenue due to the extended Pensacola Bay Bridge closure.