Jul 21, 2016
Commission approves pier contract extension
The occasionally wobbly agreement to run the Navarre Beach Pier that Coastal Concessions has with Santa Rosa County has been extended by commissioners through 2017.
Jul 21, 2016
Patrol car involved in collision
A Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office patrol car was involved in a fender bender at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday morning on Highway 87.
Jul 21, 2016
Gulf Breeze man arrested for child pornography
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Nathan Anthony Christensen, 20, of 1255 Bayview Lane in Gulf Breeze on 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
Jul 21, 2016
Beach Park developer considers marina
After several weeks of insisting that Santa Rosa County commissioners amend the lease on 5.7 acres in Navarre Beach Marina Park so he can build condominiums, developer Victor Deal is researching the market for a dry-storage marina there instead.
Jul 14, 2016
Crown Point couple plays waiting game with Alzheimer’s
Crown Point, Ind. (AP) — “I don’t think there’s a day I get up that I don’t think about something going wrong.”
Jul 14, 2016
Council on Aging chills out for a good cause
Ann Constance walks out of the Lowe’s store in Gulf Breeze carrying a brand-new air conditioner, which isn’t an uncommon sight during a Florida summer when the outdoor temperature makes it feel as if you are inside a sauna.
Jul 14, 2016
Pier fishing offers simple and relaxing experience
James Bodison totes a cart loaded with a cooler, fishing rods and the other necessary items, such as bait, a tackle box, weights and sinkers needed to make his day of fishing off the Navarre Beach pier a successful one.
Jul 14, 2016
Coroner: Navy SEAL instructor dunked trainee before death
San Diego (AP) — His lips turning blue and his face purple, the Navy SEAL trainee dressed in full gear was struggling to tread water in a giant pool when his instructor pushed him underwater at least twice — actions a medical examiner ruled Wednesday, July 6, made his death a homicide, not an accident.
Jul 14, 2016
Milton man arrested for child pornography
According to a press release by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), agents arrested Michael David Braswell, 21, of 4536 Struth Lane, of Milton on Monday, July 11 on one count of promoting sexual performance by a child and one count of possession of child pornography.
Jul 14, 2016
Santa Rosa’s Thin Blue Line
State and federal data show, Santa Rosa County law enforcement are understaffed and underpaid.