Aug 14, 2014
2 local residents arrested after high-speed pursuit
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reported Aug. 11 that one person apprehended Friday night in Atmore, Alabama, following a high-speed pursuit had been arrested earlier the same week in Santa Rosa County and accused of narcotics-related crimes.
Aug 14, 2014
Candidates invited from far and wide for Gulf Breeze forum
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce and United Peninsula Association (UPA) hosted a candidate forum Aug. 11 that included invites to all statewide candidates, as well as candidates for Congress, the Florida House of Representatives, Circuit Judge and Santa Rosa County Commission and School Board.
Aug 14, 2014
Gulf Breeze stormwater rates may increase
The last time stormwater rates went up in the City of Gulf Breeze was 2012 when the monthly cost increased from $4.25 to $4.50. The city council Aug. 7 reviewed the stormwater fund’s projected budget for next year, which showed it would need an infusion of general fund revenue to be balanced.
Aug 14, 2014
Soundside Drive rezoning tops Zoning Board agenda
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board is meeting in south Santa Rosa County Thursday evening and will consider a rezoning request for about 185 acres on Soundside Drive that is proposed for a new single family development. The request would change the property’s zoning from R1 to R1A, which provides for smaller lot sizes.
Aug 14, 2014
Traffic stop nets 3 on narcotics charges
Three Santa Rosa County residents, including one from Gulf Breeze, face narcotics charges after being arrested following a routine traffic stop.
Aug 14, 2014
US 98 projects: 2 on track, 1 delayed
What is more than 24 miles long and costs more than $47 million? Three construction projects along Highway 98 between the Hurlburt Main Gate at Cody Avenue in Okaloosa County and the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Gulf Breeze.
Aug 14, 2014
Water line repair hits snag
The plan was made. The pipe was fabricated. And a new line that was designed to fit inside a broken water line under East Bay started to make its way in to the pipe. And then, it hit a snag.
Aug 14, 2014
Board convenes in Tiger Point Thursday
Commissioners and the county zoning board will meet Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Tiger Point Community Center in an ongoing effort to hold quarterly meetings in the south end of Santa Rosa County. Several hot topics are on the agenda, including the Navarre incorporation and proposed courthouse referendums.
Aug 14, 2014
City of Navarre ‘in the black’
A draft feasibility study being released to the Santa Rosa County Commissioners Thursday shows that a proposed City of Navarre would have a positive cash flow without property owners paying any additional taxes. The report also said that the current estimated population of the proposed incorporated area is 42,300.
Aug 7, 2014
Death of trapped cat may be first
Navarre residents were surprised to learn that a cat had died in a trap set recently by a Santa Rosa County Animal Control Officer (ACO) in a Holley by the Sea neighborhood.