Oct 11, 2024
Gulf Breeze High receives threat, suspect charged with felony
A 16-year-old girl is facing a felony after she allegedly made a threat against Gulf Breeze High School on Oct. 8.
According to the Gulf Breeze Police Department, who handled the case, they were informed of a school shooting threat at GBHS via Snapchat, a social media and messaging app.
Oct 10, 2024
Timeline provided for when Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream will open
Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream, a staple of Midwestern childhoods, is nearing completion on its first restaurant in the Sunshine State.
Oct 10, 2024
Santa Rosa County officials deploying south to help after Hurricane Milton
Santa Rosa County officials continue to help out the hardest hit areas of Florida after two hurricanes have struck.
Oct 10, 2024
NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft. According to a press release, the planes will be modified to serve as flying laboratories in support of NOAA’s hurricane and environmental research.
Oct 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton makes landfall, more than 1.6 million without power
Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.
Oct 9, 2024
Gaetz wants a non-binding referendum on Navarre incorporation
Republican Senate candidate Don Gaetz said that he will not support a vote on Navarre’s incorporation until a non-binding referendum is officially added to the ballot in Santa Rosa County and shows that a majority of residents are in favor of incorporating.
Oct 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall tonight or early Thursday morning
Hurricane Milton, now a category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall either late Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Oct 7, 2024
UPDATE: Hurricane Milton intensifies to category 5 storm
Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified to a category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Oct 7, 2024
End of Watch Memorial Ruck honors the 138 officers who died in 2023
Over the weekend, many honored law enforcement officers who lost their life in the line of duty last year by participating in the 2024 End of Watch Memorial Ruck.
Oct 7, 2024
Hurricane Milton up to category 4, landfall expected Wednesday evening or Thursday morning
Hurricane Milton is now a category 4 storm, increasing in intensity just after the National Hurricane Center’s 7 a.m. advisory.