Apr 2, 2015
HNWS hires new administrators
Holley-Navarre Water System has hired a replacement for retiring longtime general manager Ken Walker. The utility has also added a new position – executive director – to oversee the utility.
Apr 2, 2015
Commissioners visit Tallahassee to push for state funds
Santa Rosa County Commissioners Jayer Williamson and Rob Williamson attended training in Tallahassee last week, where they also met with state legislators to seek local funding.
Apr 2, 2015
Commissioners approve preliminary plat for large subdivision
Santa Rosa County Commissioners March 26 approved the preliminary plat for a large subdivision planned for Soundside Drive. Critics say stormwater issues in the low-lying area could be problematic.
Apr 2, 2015
County sets meetings to update mitigation plans
Santa Rosa County officials are planning two public meetings to aid revision of the county’s local mitigation strategy plan, which is updated every five years. The meetings will also serve to revise the county’s flood mitigation plan.
Apr 2, 2015
Gulf Breeze man killed in crash
A Gulf Breeze man died March 24 after the car he was driving veered off the road and hit a tree.
Apr 2, 2015
Sheriff’s office investigating Milton homicide
Police are investigating a homicide after deputies discovered the body of a Milton man during a welfare check Thursday night.
Apr 2, 2015
48 pounds of pot seized at Gulf Breeze Post Office
Police were called March 25 the Gulf Breeze Post Office in reference to a suspicious package. A K-9 unit alerted on the package, which contained roughly 48 pounds of marijuana.
Apr 2, 2015
Chop House closes its doors
The Navarre Chop House, 8651 Navarre Parkway, closed its doors this week after less than a year in business. Owner Dave Reeves left a message with the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce that he made the “hard decision to close the business for good,” according to chamber Executive Director Tony Alexander.
Apr 2, 2015
Florida county bans beach alcohol during spring break
Following the weekend shooting of seven people at a spring break house party, Bay County commissioners have banned beach drinking in county-controlled sections of Panama City Beach for the duration of spring break.
Apr 2, 2015
Dead hamster, ‘deplorable conditions’ lead to animal cruelty charge
A Navarre woman was arrested March 27 on a charge of animal cruelty after police found one dead hamster and a number of animals living in squalor at a mobile home on the 8200 block of Lucena Street.