Bay bridge update: Pile driving underway
With damage inspections completed, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractors are focusing on pile driving operations and setting beams for the reconstruction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge, according to the December update.
Holiday photo op: Family shares 10-foot wreath
Josh Hale, his wife Eleanor and their 7-year-old son Colton moved to Navarre Beach from Mary Esther about 2 years ago and they brought their gigantic decoration with them.
Beach Creatures 101 – What are you seeing on beach?
In addition to the numerous sea birds that walk along the shoreline or fly overhead, small marine creatures wash up on shore or make their home near its edge.
Some are easy to identify. Others are not.
Body cams likely on way for SR deputies
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies may start the new year with some new technology as the county seeks to implement body cameras.
Sheriff Bob Johnson presented the issue to the board of county commissioners Dec. 10 as a request for a little less than $1 million for the first five years of the program.
Report: Young mother passed out with kids in car
A 26-year-old Gulf Breeze mother of two was arrested Dec. 10, nearly five months after a Santa Rosa deputy found her passed out in a car with her two children in the back seat.
Baptist Hospital: We are ready, vaccine may arrive next week
Here’s what officials at Baptist Hospital want you to know about their plans once the COVID vaccine is delivered:
Cold Massachusetts turtles flown south for recovery
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center in Northwest Florida has taken in 12 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that were recently stranded off the coast of New England during a recent mass cold-stun event.
First responder PTSD benefit claims rejected
More than two years after lawmakers passed a measure to expand benefits for first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, an appeals court Monday rejected a claim because it said a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crew member did not file it in time.
Local pastor charged with promoting, owning child porn
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested William Dalton Milam, 62, of Milton, on two counts of promoting sexual performance of a child and 25 counts of possession of child pornography. Milam worked as a pastor at a church in Milton.
HBTS to install cameras around Rec Center
In response to increased vandalism and suspicious activity, the Holley by the Sea Improvement Association Bulletin has announced new safety and security measures for the Recreation Center.
High-resolution cameras will be installed and maintained around the center, especially around the back pavilions and the west side of the property.














