Feb 21, 2019
98 expansion affects dozens of businesses
When plans to expand U.S. Highway 98 to accommodate increased traffic first surfaced, Navarre Beach Flowers owner Sabrina Peet said the potential closure of her business was not on the forefront of her mind.
Feb 14, 2019
Blue Spring is a literal hot spot for manatees
A line of cars forms along a road leading into Blue Spring State Park, not quite as bad as one you would find at one of the theme parks in Orlando, which is roughly 40 miles south of this escape from the real world. Still, the line is just long enough to test your patience ever so slightly.
Feb 14, 2019
Seashore plans prescribed burns for Naval Live Oaks
Gulf Islands National Seashore plans to conduct one to two small controlled burns within the Naval Live Oaks (NLO) Area near Gulf Breeze, Florida. Controlled burns may occur sometime between now and end of April.
Feb 14, 2019
Gulf Breeze steers toward golf cart law
Signs that proclaim “Golf Cart Legal Street” are coming soon to the City of Gulf Breeze.
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.