Oct 20, 2016
SunTrust to close historic Gulf Breeze branch
Although the City of Gulf Breeze boasts some of the more affluent neighborhoods in Santa Rosa County, SunTrust Banks Inc., plans to close its longtime location there on Jan. 17.
Oct 20, 2016
New tax starts in January
Collection of a half-penny sales tax in Santa Rosa County will begin in January of next year, but appointment of the oversight committee for the LOST has been delayed until weeks before that collection.
Oct 20, 2016
Lack of hotel stay info frustrates tourism officials
Most hotel managers balk at sharing details of their occupancy rates without assurance those figures won’t be made available to competitors, yet Santa Rosa tourism officials are about to mount a new effort to obtain that data.
Oct 20, 2016
$12.3 million to spend
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted Thursday, Aug. 25, to allocate the county’s portion of Pot 3 of the RESTORE funds toward five projects to improve the water quality of Santa Rosa Sound.
Oct 13, 2016
Spoofing used in exploitation of senior citizens
No state has a larger elderly population in the nation than Florida.
Oct 13, 2016
Pet Insurance growing industry in United States
Humans aren’t the only ones who can get health insurance. Pets can to.
Oct 13, 2016
FWC takes new approach to bear awareness: citations
Glen Berry wasn’t thrilled last month when he received a citation from a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer for his bird feeder because it is a bear attractant.
Oct 13, 2016
New laser-guided rocket capability tested
Team Eglin answered the warfighter’s call to rapidly test, integrate and deploy a high precision, low collateral weapon for immediate use in theater – in just six months.
Oct 13, 2016
Holley-Navarre Water wants beach utility for free
In corporate mergers, the deals sometimes include exchanges of stock, assumption of debt or cash paid by the acquiring company.
Oct 13, 2016
New Navarre Beach subdivision proposed
Developer Steve Hering is seeking a zoning variance on 8-and-half vacant acres of Navarre Beach to build a 70-house subdivision he calls “Topaz Beach-An Island Community.”