Avalon courthouse location is game changer
Pensacola businessman Jerry Long didn’t waste time in accepting Santa Rosa’s $850,000 offer for his 19 acres on Avalon Boulevard as the prospective site of the new county courthouse.
New dining, shops coming to Tiger Point
In addition to a new Publix, Tiger Point will be getting as many as 12 other new dining and shopping options at the Tiger Point Pavilion at 1430 Tiger Park Lane.
Fee simple passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill July 26 that would allow residents of Santa Rosa Island to claim ownership of their property rather than leasing it through the county.
Milton man arrested for sexual crimes on minors
According to a Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office report, an investigation opened in November 2016 led to the July 25 arrest of James Raymond Armstrong on five counts of different sexual crimes.
Drugs, weapons confiscated in Gulf Breeze traffic stop
Gulf Breeze Police Officers arrested several individuals on drug and weapons charges in connection with a traffic stop Wednesday.
Pillowcases become dresses for girls in Africa
Sherri Stauffer had never made a dress out of a pillowcase. She also didn’t know there was a nonprofit organization called Little Dresses for Africa.
Learning to live with bears
H.D. and Dina Smith have no issue at all with bears being frequent guests in the backyard of their Navarre home.
F-35A, F-35B integrate at Red Flag
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada -The 33rd Fighter Wing and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 are participating in the first combat exercise with Air Force F-35As and Marine Corps F-35Bs operating simultaneously during Red Flag 17-3, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Make it the right choice
Decision anxiety is one of the biggest forms of torture we inflict on ourselves. Decision anxiety involves the agonizing amount of time we spend going back and forth before we make a decision, as well as the post-decision time in which we worry if we made the right choice or, worse yet, double back on that decision.
Getting fit in the water
Drive by the YMCA anytime this summer, especially in the morning, and you’ll see a plethora of people using the pool to get fit. The YMCA hosts the local swim team, of course, but there’s much more going on beyond that competitive sport.












