School budget makes for an eternal impasse
The proposed $366 million budget for Santa Rosa County’s public schools in 2018-2019 is ground zero in a labor-management battle between teachers and district Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick that underscores the frustration on both sides.
Four things to know: Zoning Board
Santa Rosa County volunteers of the Zoning Board met Aug. 9 in Tiger Point, voting on a variety of land development code exceptions and changes.
Williamson campaign postcard makes phony claims
As District 4’s heated election season comes to a close, potentially thousands of voters received mail-out postcards touting current District 4 County Commissioner Rob Williamson as a conservative businessman and avid supporter of President Donald Trump.
Man charged in sexual assault on 6-year-old
A Navarre man was arrested Aug. 6 on charges he sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl on three separate occasions, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
School nurse ranks thin in Santa Rosa
By most measures the quality of health care in Santa Rosa public schools is high, but that’s despite a relatively low ratio of registered nurses to the rising student population.
Williamson hosts fourth listening tour
District 4 County Commissioner Rob Williamson is hosting his fourth annual countywide listening tour this summer. Residents are encouraged to attend one of three remaining meetings, held at a variety of times and locations, to discuss issues that impact the county as a whole. The next meetings will be:
Forest fire burns 44 acres in Midway
Billows of smoke rose over rooftops in the Midway area Aug. 8 as flames spread throughout acres of wooded area east of River Birch Road and Clay Circle. The smoke was visible across Navarre.
County Commission working to revamp animal services
Cats and kittens brought to the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter have a nearly 90 percent chance of being euthanized, based on 2016 data from the shelter. This means that only one in 10 cats will leave the shelter alive.
Ethan Green takes canoeing trip through Louisiana
Ethan Green had quite an adventure over the summer. One he won’t forget.
Air Force Widow vows to bring awareness to invisible wounds
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — Air Force veteran Stacey Pavenski, 46, of Palm Bay, Florida, has post traumatic stress disorder, but she didn’t get it from serving in combat. It came from her husband’s combat struggles that drove him to take his own life in their bedroom, Sept. 18, 2017, while she was in the kitchen. He was 45.