Sheriff looking for half-cent ‘justice’ sales tax
Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson delivered a message last week: The jail is out of room.
Water utilities to gamble on more debt
Failing to set aside funds for emergencies has previously meant a financing scramble for the utility collective that provides water to south Santa Rosa, and now officials think they see a solution: take on about $4 million in long-term debt.
Impact 100 gives thousands to Santa Rosa causes
The women of Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area awarded more than $1 million in grants to local nonprofits Sunday including several Santa Rosa County organizations.
FDOT weighs community input on 98 expansion
Renderings of roundabouts and raised roadways along the heart of Navarre’s business corridor is just one of the options being considered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the expansion of U.S. Highway 98.
Teens assault victim with chicken bone
Two teenaged detainees of a juvenile justice facility allegedly assaulted another detainee with a chicken bone and bare fists.
Student arrested after school shooting threat
A Navarre High School student has been arrested in connection with threats to carry out a mass shooting at the school.
Marilyn Rector has become known for her birdhouses
If you happen to see a birdhouse with a red perch, there is a good chance Marilyn Rector built it.
FWC officer honored for efforts to protect sea turtles
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Phil Stone grew up in North Dakota, where summers are beautiful but winters are a downright brutal mixture of bone-chilling wind, air that makes your face hurt and up to 50 inches of snow a year.
500th F-35 pilot takes to the sky
Eglin Air Force Base – The U.S. Air Force trained and graduated the 500th F-35 Lightning II pilot across the joint and international enterprise Sept. 19, here.
The lowdown on probiotics
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the term “probiotics.” But what are they? Do we really need them or are they just another trendy buzzword? And if we do need them, what’s the best way to get them?