Aug 31, 2017
Florida’s death penalty is back
“Mr. Asay, do you have any final words?” the man in the suit asked. He had a small microphone leading from his ear down into the collar of his shirt and a Florida Department of Corrections pin shimmered on his lapel.
Aug 31, 2017
Day of firsts for Florida death penalty
Aug. 24 was a day of firsts for Florida’s death penalty and the last day for Mark Asay.
Aug 24, 2017
Phone scammers getting sneakier
Telephone con artists are getting more aggressive in finding victims hereabout, even placing calls to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Aug 24, 2017
Gulf Breeze’s golf course legal fees top $1 million
The money-pit image of Tiger Point Golf Club is well known among taxpayers and officials in the City of Gulf Breeze, which owns the 375-acre property.
Aug 24, 2017
YMCA sees leadership shake up
After a high staff turnover summer, the Pullum Family YMCA started this week with a new executive director. Bill Seedes, executive director of the Bear Levin Studer YMCA branch in Pensacola, has taken over as interim executive director for the Navarre branch as of Monday.
Aug 24, 2017
Gulf Breezes enacts medical marijuana sales ban
Any potential controversy about the new City of Gulf Breeze ordinance that prohibits medical marijuana sales outlets within the municipality’s borders ended with no one speaking up in a public hearing on the matter Monday night.
Aug 24, 2017
Pier potty gets thumbs-up from Tallahassee
As the saying goes “when you got to go, you got to go” whether you are 1,500 feet out over the Gulf of Mexico or not.
Aug 24, 2017
The Santa Rosa exemption
When the U.S. Senate returns to Capitol Hill in September from its monthlong vacation, the members will be considering national issues such as reforming health care and rewriting the tax code.
Aug 24, 2017
Cyclospora infections up 134 percent nationwide
Rinsing fresh vegetables can prevent intestinal infections, and that’s a good thing as instances of the foodborne parasite cyclospora are on the rise in Santa Rosa County.
Aug 24, 2017
More signs coming to State Road 87
Love them or hate them, more signs in the same style as the Navarre Beach welcome sign may be coming to Navarre along State Road 87.