Jul 13, 2017
Jul 13, 2017
Feuding pier partners make peace and plans
Before the partners in Coastal Concessions LLC began a legal war with each other in February, their lease from the county to run the Navarre Beach Pier seemed like a license to mint money.
Jul 13, 2017
Williamson slams Holley by the Sea over stormwater drainage
At the first stop on his third annual listening tour, Board of County Commissioners Chairman Rob Williamson took the opportunity to chastise the Holley By the Sea homeowners association in Navarre for its lack of drainage infrastructure.
Jul 13, 2017
Tiger Point golf neighbors wary of development
The owners of homes near the defunct west course of Tiger Point Golf Club are expressing concern they may have new neighbors—either a public school or a sizable housing development.
Jul 13, 2017
LOST committee scrutinizes 2018 projects
In their first meeting Tuesday, the Santa Rosa County Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Citizen Committee has turned a critical eye on potential projects for the 2018 school year.
Jul 13, 2017
Garcon Bridge purchase picks up steam
The first steps toward the state purchase of Garcon Point Bridge, and the reduction or elimination of tolls, are being taken faster than proponents previously expected.
Jul 13, 2017
Shop for tax-free school supplies
The 2017 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday runs Aug. 4 through Aug. 6.
Jul 13, 2017
Fire at Eglin Air Force Base
A fire near Eglin Air Force Base’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory sent a towering plume of smoke into the sky shortly before 10 a.m. July 5, according to a public affairs report. The plume dissipated by noon, but not before base officials warned that the smoke may have contained methyl chloride, a potentially hazardous gas.
Jul 6, 2017
Chill Out event helps seniors beat the heat
As a volunteer for the Council on Aging of West Florida, Judy Allen knows what it’s like to go into a warm home on an unbearably hot summer afternoon.