Property appraiser’s drones broaden county horizon
The Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser’s Office is leading the way in taking to the skies, thanks to drone technology. The county is the first in the state to utilize this technology, and Property Appraiser Greg Brown said it is saving taxpayers thousands of dollars a year.
Spring turkey hunting season underway
Spring turkey season is underway and runs through the middle of April. It’s the first of two turkey seasons each year, the other taking place in the fall.
Vets to VA Clinic transit ends this month
For the roughly 26,000 veterans in Santa Rosa County, medical care for everything from a sore throat to lifesaving dialysis may come from the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Pensacola.
County abandons beach effluent irrigation plan
Santa Rosa County will not be sprinkling effluent on Gulf Boulevard.
Future Tiger Point School site needs work
In a deal that isn’t perfect for either side, the Santa Rosa County School Board has agreed to buy part of Tiger Point Golf Club from the City of Gulf Breeze for $1.9 million.
Rubble rivalry halted by county
Santa Rosa commissioners decided against pursuing their contentious claim to concrete chunks from next year’s planned demolition of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge to be used as material for offshore reef building.
State probe of Gulf Breeze may take
After three months of sifting through tips from would-be sources, state auditors are still trying to decide how far and deep their planned look into City of Gulf Breeze operations will be.
A different way to look at building a viable community
Ed McMahon of the Urban Land Institute was first introduced to a different view of America after spending time in Germany during his days in the military.
Bearwise grant money available from HBTS
Holley By The Sea has in excess of $10,000 available in leftover grant money from the Bearwise program that is now available for not-for-profit businesses to use for wildlife-resistant trash storage.
Heart of Navarre storage units approved
With two county commissioners abstaining and one absent, only two “yes” votes were needed to win approval for a zoning variance to allow construction of a self-storage facility in the Heart of Navarre.





