Jun 11, 2015
Girl, 7, dies in crash
A 7-year-old Navarre girl died Friday night following injuries sustained in a car crash in Walton County.
Jun 11, 2015
Search to begin for new county administrator
Santa Rosa County Commissioners today are expected to approve the job posting in the search for a new county administrator.
Jun 11, 2015
Commissioner’s hearing delayed
Santa Rosa County District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole was scheduled June 5 to attend a mandatory hearing before County Judge Jose Giraud for a non-criminal Sunshine Law violation charge filed March 12 by State Attorney Bill Eddins. Cole faces a $500 fine.
Jun 11, 2015
Property tax revenues continue upswing
For the third consecutive year, Santa Rosa County property tax revenues are expected to increase. During Tuesday’s pre-budget workshop, Budget Director Jayne Bell projected a 2.1 percent increase of just over $1 million – but don’t expect commissioners to lower ad valorem assessments.
Jun 11, 2015
Black Hawk pilots lost control, crashed in thick fog
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed last March, killing 11 servicemen, because two veteran Louisiana Army National Guard helicopter pilots got disoriented and lost control while switching from visual-based to instrument-based flight procedures in a thick fog during a training exercise, the military said June 4.
Jun 11, 2015
Careless driving results in five-car crash
A five-car crash tied up U.S. 98 at around 8 a.m. Monday, closing down the westbound side between Edgewood and Candlewood drives.
Jun 4, 2015
Water system adds new board member
The Holley-Navarre Water System Board of Directors hosted a special meeting May 29 to fill a vacancy created by longtime board member Charles Enghauser, who resigned April 21.
Jun 4, 2015
Trail could connect Tiger Point and Soundside Drive
Santa Rosa County Commissioners May 28 approved the donation of two easements which will provide a corridor between Tiger Point subdivision and Soundside Drive. Officials are seeking state funding to construct a planned 1,100-foot long and 12-foot wide asphalt connector, providing a safer alternative to U.S. 98.
Jun 4, 2015
Florida House scales proposed tax cuts
Republicans in the Florida House on Tuesday rolled out a scaled-back tax cut package that would give Floridians a small cut on their cellphone bills as well as keep intact the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday.
Jun 4, 2015
Ex-BP exec lied; defense: no motive to lie
A former BP executive manipulated early estimates of the amount of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico after a 2010 rig explosion to conform to a low government estimate, then lied about it to federal agents, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.