Many changes are underway at the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), providing a larger Santa Rosa County representation and streamlined TPO functioning.
The Navarre man facing a felony charge in connection to a fatal hit and run last month, is scheduled to be arraigned in First Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County on Dec. 23.
Josh Neal Patton, the 17-year-old charged with possession of a firearm on a school campus after police said he brought a loaded gun to Navarre High School (NHS), appeared in court on the third-degree felony charge Dec. 12.
Santa made a special appearance at the Holley-Navarre Elks Lodge Sunday afternoon, where nearly 40 local kids participated in the club’s 20th annual Christmas party.
For the second time in five days firefighters responded to a brush fire in the 2200 block of Las Vegas Trail. Officials suspect arson may have caused the fires.
The National Park Service’s Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) and the University of West Florida (UWF) Sept. 30 entered into a five-year cooperative agreement which will temporarily provide available office space and housing to the school.
Diana Hutson was 16 years old when she first complained that her father sexually abused her in 1993. She finally saw justice served Dec. 12, when Edward Scott Foster, 74, pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual battery involving a minor. The agreement will likely keep Foster imprisoned for life.
The new solid waste and recycling provider for areas north of Yellow River, ECUA, will extend customer service hours to accommodate high call volume resulting from new customers signups ahead of a Dec. 26 deadline to prevent service disruption, according to a release from Santa Rosa County officials.
A Gulf Breeze man accused of stalking a neighbor and firing 13 shots into the neighbor’s residence is expected to either accept a plea agreement or move forward with a jury trial when he returns to court Jan. 20.
