Oct 20, 2016
15 years later: First airmen in Afghanistan reflect on initial entry
Hurlburt Field — On Oct. 14, 2001, the first Airman stepped foot into Afghanistan with the mission to topple the Taliban.
Oct 20, 2016
Garage gym businesses trending in Navarre
Garage gyms are a new trend in fitness and they’re booming in Navarre.
Oct 20, 2016
Tiger Point utility customers hit with second surcharge
For the second-straight October several Tiger Point residents pleaded with the Gulf Breeze City Council to vote against a proposed 3 percent surcharge on water and sewer rates for South Santa Rosa Utility customers who live outside the municipality’s border.
Oct 20, 2016
Sewage leak at Williams Creek repaired
A break in a Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) wastewater main was discovered Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the culvert at William’s Creek and U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre. HNWS staff discovered the break at 2:30 p.m. where the main crosses underneath the culvert. The pipe was shut down by HNWS.
Oct 20, 2016
Santa Rosa economic strategy focuses on tax growth
High wages are getting relatively low priority in Santa Rosa’s effort to recruit new employers.
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.