Gulf Breeze man faces max sentence for child porn
Thomas E. Matassa, 24, of Gulf Breeze was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for receipt of child pornography, the maximum sentence allowable under federal law.
Housing development planned near new school site
Just west of Holley by the Sea, a new development is taking root.
Gulf Breeze man killed in vehicle crash
Gulf Breeze resident Michael Portillo, 26, was killed June 29 while attempting to merge into traffic on Interstate 10.
County officials scramble for flood control answers
From requiring developers to dig deeper stormwater retention ponds to imposing new fees on residents that would pay for better drainage, a task force of Santa Rosa residents, county officials and engineers is recommending measures to fight flooding.
Fee simple survives committee without amendment
Never before has legislation to give Santa Rosa Island residents ownership of their property been so favorably positioned according to supporters.
A bridge too close
Business at the Thai 54 Cuisine restaurant in Gulf Breeze has plummeted by 40 percent since early June, when construction began on the new Pensacola Bay Bridge less than 100 yards from the eatery’s parking lot.
New Navarre school inches closer to reality
It’s no secret that Navarre’s schools are bursting at the seams, but relief is one step closer.
Fire districts weigh options for study
The three area fire departments decided Tuesday morning at the Midway Fire District how it would move forward with allocating expenses for a feasibility study on the consolidation of the departments.
Navarre man convicted of assault, battery, fleeing
Christopher Delaine Bryant, age 29 of Navarre, was found guilty by a Santa Rosa County jury June 23. According to a release issued by State Attorney Bill Eddins, Bryant was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Battery Upon a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Fleeing or Attempted to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer in an Agency Vehicle with Sire and Lights Activated at High Speed, Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving While License Suspended or Revoked and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Juana’s awarded Top 10 Beach Bars
Among hundreds of bars throughout the state in competition to be the best, Juana’s Pagodas broke into the top 10 list of the 2017 Best Florida Beach Bars contest sponsored by LandShark Lager.