Aug 31, 2017
Law of motion causes Gulf Breeze traffic standstills
Sir Isaac Newton could have told you so: There would be consequences to tinkering with the timing of traffic lights in the City of Gulf Breeze in an effort to smooth vehicular flow on Highway 98.
Aug 31, 2017
Emergency officials keep Cold War vigilance
Although a nuclear attack on our area is far less likely than such natural catastrophes as hurricanes, Daniel Hahn has a plan to take cover in his house and use a large couch as a shield from gamma rays.
Aug 31, 2017
County passed up economic planning grant
Every year Santa Rosa officials apply for and win grants for hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state and federal governments, and they’re currently focused on gaining millions more as the county’s share of the BP oil spill settlement.
Aug 31, 2017
Police recover property in burglary arrests
Three teenagers were arrested Aug. 23 in relation to a series of vehicle burglaries, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office report.
Aug 31, 2017
Hurlburt Field airman dead in car accident
An Air Force officer stationed at Hurlburt Field died in a car accident in Texas Aug. 26, according to a press release from 1st Special Operations Wing public affairs.
Aug 31, 2017
Fire district’s bold increase angers payers
Navarre residents received two tax notices in the mail this year. Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown sent out TRIM (Truth in Millage) notices of proposed ad-valorem taxes, but for the first time of his tenure he declined to send the Holley Navarre Fire Department (HNFD) assessment increase notices.
Aug 31, 2017
Teacher charged with resisting police officer
A fifth-grade teacher at West Navarre Intermediate School was arrested Aug. 24 on a charge stemming from an incident that took place in February, according to report from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office.
Aug 31, 2017
Stinging rebuke for Tourism Development Office
Santa Rosa officials have sidestepped the volunteer Tourist Development Council to revoke the county’s longtime membership in the state’s leisure industry marketing agency–Visit Florida–prompting a warning from state House Speaker Richard Corcoran.
Aug 31, 2017
Three school buses involved in two crashes in 48 hours
Three Santa Rosa County school buses were involved in two separate collisions Aug. 23 and 24.
Aug 31, 2017
Police searching for Gulf Breeze bank robber
The Gulf Breeze Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at Beach Community Bank located at 60 Northcliffe Drive in Gulf Breeze.