Gov. Rick Scott Monday directed the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff in honor of the five service members who were murdered at recruiting centers in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week. The order is effective immediately throughout the state until sunset on the day of the final military member’s date of interment.
A 21-year-old Gulf Breeze man was arrested Monday on eight felony burglary charges and eight misdemeanor theft charges after a search warrant turned up multiple items stolen during vehicle burglaries.
The rezoning board is expected to discuss a conditional use to allow development of 19.2 acres adjacent to Baptist Medical Park on Navarre Parkway and Ortega Street for a senior living community.
For the first time in his nearly 20-year tenure, Santa Rosa County Administrator Hunter Walker suggested raising property taxes, and commissioners July 21 approved advertising a possible increase of up to 6.4 percent.
Santa Rosa County Commissioners Monday withheld support for a redesigned, less costly Navarre pedestrian overpass, citing issues such as a lack of public parking in the proposed area of U.S. 98 at Presidio Street.
Gulf Islands National Seashore offers visitors plenty to do during the year, from camping and swimming to exploring old military forts and biking or walking along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico.
