News Archive

Emergency operations officials in Santa Rosa County are gearing up for the hurricane season, though perhaps not as aggressively as in years past.

At 5:45 a.m. Friday, May 28 Santa Rosa Commission Chair Dave Piech got a call with the news everyone has been waiting to hear for more than eight months.

“Chairman, I just wanted to let you know that we are 15 minutes from flowing traffic on the bridge,” Carter Johnson, government affairs liaison with the Florida Department of Transportation.

Multiple people were injured during a May 15 brawl at Stripes Pub and Grill, according to two of the individuals’ Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office arrest reports.

Biologists at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) have identified the first sea turtle nests of the 2021 season at Gulf Islands National Seashore. A total of two loggerhead nests were identified May 27, one in the Fort Pickens Area and one in the Perdido Key Area.

Officials are expecting this Memorial Day weekend to bring record crowds to Navarre Beach and have adjusted staffing in preparation.

From the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber and the Pensacola Beach Chamber:

Chamber officials realize the completion of the first phase of the Pensacola Bay Bridge project is not dated. “Our chamber simply wants to utilize the opportunity to promote our City, the beach, and their businesses alongside such a momentous milestone as the bridge reopening to traffic,” the statement said.

A 24-year-old Milton woman triggered a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 that caused traffic to be diverted to the shoulder for an hour. The accident happened about 8 a.m. near mile marker 7 in Escambia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release. The woman failed to notice that traffic had slowed in front of her. She was seriously injured, while the other drivers either had minor or no injuries, the release said.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners discussed ordering a geotechnical analysis of county-owned land for the proposed site of the Milton Wastewater Treatment Plant at a Commissioner Regular Meeting on May 25. The proposed site, which sits adjacent to Cooper Basin and the Blackwater River, has been a concern for several Milton and Santa Rosa County residents.

Store manager Brian Bernado stood in the doorway greeting each customer as they waited patiently to check out the newly renovated Winn-Dixie in Navarre.

“Welcome home,” he said, smiling warmly.

Store manager Brian Bernado stood in the doorway greeting each customer as they waited patiently to check out the newly renovated Winn-Dixie in Navarre.

“Welcome home,” he said, smiling warmly.