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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Fort Walton Beach couple accused of beating a dog with a piece of lumber are now scheduled for trial Aug. 25 in Okaloosa County on two felony counts.
It’s no secret that members of the Southeastern Dog Hunters Association (SEDHA) are passionate about their dogs, which they train and use to track game. Recently the group also showed some love to less-fortunate canines.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced July 31 that newly designed decals are available for purchase with proceeds supporting research, rescue, rehabilitation and management of Florida’s endangered sea turtles and manatees. Rescues of manatees and sea turtles that are injured, ill or otherwise in distress are one of the many FWC conservation activities supported by decal donations.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that they were having five public workshops to garner input from anglers about red snapper management in state and federal waters. Based on the popularity of red snapper fishing in the northern Gulf of Mexico, four of the five workshops were held in northwest Florida.
