Jul 31, 2014
Gulf Breeze budget proposal keeps current millage rate
Gulf Breeze residents pay the lowest operating millage rate in area, and city staff is recommending that the current rate of 1.9723 remain in place for the next budget. Based on current projections, the budget showed a $532,500 surplus, which would be earmarked for capital spending.
Jul 31, 2014
Vandals target Navarre Beach
“Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop” is a fairly familiar quote, and if it is true, then too many people with idle hands are visiting Navarre Beach under the cover of darkness.
Jul 31, 2014
2 teens arrested for torturing tortoise
Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested two Jacksonville-area teenagers July 25 on charges of torturing a gopher tortoise.
Jul 31, 2014
New boat used in rescue
Less than a month after Midway Fire District put a new boat in service, firefighters used it to rescue three teenage girls who were stranded in East Bay for more than two hours July 25. Chief Jonathan Kanzigg said that on duty battalion chief Lou Jones responded to a report of an abandoned personal watercraft near the Garcon Point Bridge.
Jul 31, 2014
Trial delayed in fatal 98 crash
The trial of a Mary Esther man charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a fatal one-car crash on Highway 98 has been delayed until Sept. 2.
Jul 31, 2014
‘This is no longer Mayberry’
Gulf Breeze Police Chief Robert Randle said crime in the city is not what it used to be.
Jul 31, 2014
County denies rezoning request
Santa Rosa County Commissioners rejected a request to rezone a 480-acre parcel in south Santa Rosa County that would have allowed higher density and smaller lot lines. The land in question is home to wetlands and at least few endangered or threatened species.
Jul 31, 2014
Design firm hired for 98 pedestrian overpass
A Central Florida firm has been selected to design a pedestrian overpass of Highway 98 in Navarre. The Florida Department of Transportation has selected SAI Consulting Engineers in Kissimmee to provide engineering services for the estimated $2.5 million project.
Jul 31, 2014
Bond $2.5M for Navarre shooting suspect
A judge earlier this month more than doubled the bond set for a Navarre man charged with two counts of attempted aggravated murder. According to Santa Rosa County court records, Judge John L. Miller ruled on a motion filed by the State Attorney’s Office and set bond at $2.5 million for 41-year-old Normond L. Hale. He remains in the Santa Rosa County Jail.
Jul 31, 2014
Shoppers save Aug. 1 – 3
The State of Florida’s “Back to School” tax-free holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Aug. 1 and continues through 11:59 p.m., Aug. 3. The state estimates Florida residents will save at least $40 million over the three-day, tax-free holiday.