Dec 10, 2015
Tough Mudder deal criticized by tourism leaders
Santa Rosa County officials now concede that there was no effort to negotiate before agreeing to pay Tough Mudder Inc. a $110,000 subsidy in return for staging its military-style endurance event near Milton next April.
Dec 10, 2015
Potential buyers beware on Craigslist ad
A Mary Esther man is facing multiple charges after posting a Craigslist ad to sell a metal storage building on Lakewood Drive that he didn’t actually own.
Dec 10, 2015
Pedestrian struck by vehicle cited for violation
On Wednesday, Dec. 2 Sean Philip Sadler, 28 of Navarre was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola after being struck by a Ford Explorer while he was rollerblading on Edgewood Drive.
Dec 10, 2015
Gulf Breeze man arrested for sexual assault
In a harrowing story of sexual assault, Christopher Calamis was arrested Dec. 2 on those charges and more, including felony battery and false imprisonment for an incident that occurred in Fort Walton Beach.
Dec 10, 2015
DNA evidence leads deputies to burglar
A Navarre man with a 10-year criminal history was arrested for burglary after DNA left at the scene led Okaloosa County deputies to him. Alonzo Borum of Chaparral Street in Navarre is accused of committing a burglary at a Fort Walton Beach residence on Aug. 26, 2014, more than a year ago.
Dec 10, 2015
Pier manager and county spar over money
Financial woes enveloping the Navarre Beach Pier manager, Coastal Concessions, are prompting Santa Rosa County officials to demand two months of past-due admission fees by Dec. 11 amid questions about whether the company’s previous payments were properly used.
Dec 10, 2015
Still no site picked for new courthouse
Downtown Milton has emerged as the most likely site for the proposed new Santa Rosa County courthouse if the challenges of environmental permitting and stormwater control at the low-lying locale can be met.
Dec 10, 2015
Lindsay held on murder charges
Just five days after his release on drug charges from a traffic stop, Christopher Alexander Lindsay is being held on a $3million bond and is charged with murder.
Dec 10, 2015
Navarre teen arrested on drugs and weapon charges
A Navarre teen, James Taylor, 18, and his accomplice Tristan Turner, 17, were arrested Nov. 30 in Milton on various felony charges including using a weapon in the commission of a felony, intent to sell marijuana and larceny.
Dec 3, 2015
Florida First Budget increases funding for Elders and Caregivers
Gov. Rick Scott’s 2016-17 Florida First Budget recommends a funding increase of more than $6 million for the Department of Elder Affairs to serve additional elders and caregivers through enhanced tools and technology.