Jan 22, 2015
School board policy change hearing Jan. 22
The Santa Rosa County School Board Jan. 22 will host a public hearing on 14 proposed school board policy changes.
Jan 22, 2015
State delegates listen to local concerns
About 50 citizens and local government leaders attended the Jan. 15 Santa Rosa County Legislative Delegation public hearing, where they discussed with state legislators the issues they feel are important for the upcoming legislative session.
Jan 22, 2015
Hurlburt gate temporarily closed due to bomb scare
Emergency response personnel from Hurlburt Field and the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office responded Jan. 15 to Hurlburt Field following a bomb scare.
Jan 22, 2015
Three elected to Holley-Navarre Water System Board
Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) customers Jan. 20 elected three representatives to the board which governs the organization. Gaius Bruce and Troy Bossier were elected to three-year terms, and James Calkins was elected to fill a one-year term.
Jan 22, 2015
Teachers’ Union seeks federal mediation
Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE), the county’s teachers’ union, is seeking federal mediation to resolve contract negotiations with Santa Rosa County School District.
Jan 22, 2015
Teen faces second-degree murder in stepfather’s death
Taylor Crongeyer, the Munson teen arrested Dec. 26 on charges related to the shooting death of her 40-year-old stepfather, Aubrey Cooley, appeared stoic during a Jan. 15 video arraignment at Santa Rosa County Jail.
Jan 22, 2015
County may issue default on beach hotel lease
Holi Corp, leaseholder of the former Holiday Inn site on Navarre Beach, has asked Santa Rosa County Commissioners to approve mortgaging a new hotel at the location in the name of a subsidiary.
Jan 22, 2015
Engineering company quits amidst chaos
Work described as “erosion control” on the 40 acres of Holley by the Sea (HBTS) common properties closest to the Sound has come under scrutiny after a county engineer determined that basins located near the recreation center were never approved by the county.
Jan 15, 2015
Medicare aims to improve coordinating seniors’ chronic care
Adjusting medications before someone gets sick enough to visit the doctor. Updating outside specialists so one doctor’s prescription doesn’t interfere with another’s.
Jan 15, 2015
WWII veteran, 91, has become the face of VA volunteering
Orville Swett heads into the small office he shares with two other men and goes to work at a corner desk repairing a pair of eyeglass frames.