Feb 14, 2019
Carrie Brewer was ‘mom’ to everyone
As you walk into Carrie Brewer’s home on Fulva Drive in Navarre, family and friends fill every corner of the house and even spill over onto the back patio. There are no strangers here, even if it is your first visit. It’s the way Brewer’s house has always been. And yet, her absence from this family gathering is palpable.
Feb 14, 2019
Bridge completion a moving target
The general contractor on the Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement missed its Feb. 5 deadline for a $15 million bonus, raising questions about when the overall $420 million project can be completed.
Feb 14, 2019
A murder from within
Premeditated murder is one of many charges facing Robert “Shane” Lucas in the killing of his mother-in-law of 16 years, Carrie Brewer. The senseless act has the family and the community reeling with questions that may never be answered.
Feb 14, 2019
Health department offers free flu shots for kids
As flu cases continue to increase across the state, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County is offering vaccination clinics throughout the month of February.
Feb 14, 2019
DeSantis proposes $422 million in teacher bonuses
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to put more than $422 million into teacher and principal compensation increases as part of reforms to the Best and Brightest Teachers program.
Feb 14, 2019
Lucas charged with premeditated murder
The hunt for a Navarre man accused of killing his mother-in-law came to an end in a high-speed chase through multiple Gulf Breeze neighborhoods Feb. 6.
Feb 14, 2019
‘National security’ cited in traffic woes outside school
One school has been bringing the logistics of an entire roadway and even a U.S. Air Force base to a halt each day.
Feb 14, 2019
County purchases Westgate property
Santa Rosa County commissioners voted Monday to purchase the Westgate Mobile Home property as part of a land purchase for conservation around NAS Whiting Field.
Feb 7, 2019
Normalcy returns to Gulf Islands for now
Gulf Islands National Seashore remained closed for more than a month.
Feb 7, 2019
Gulf Breeze scandal deepens as council digs out
Nothing about politics seems to come easy in the City of Gulf Breeze these days.