Face off over Tiger Point Golf Course
Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy June 25 asked Santa Rosa County Commissioners to delay the formal declaration of an intergovernmental conflict over Tiger Point Golf Course – but the board still moved forward.
Man lived with mother’s decomposed body
A Pace man was charged June 25 for not reporting his mother’s death after police discovered her badly decomposed body in the home they shared during a May 13 welfare check.
STEAM to push Santa Rosa County students to the next level
The Santa Rosa County School District rolled out with great fervor a five-year, $500,000 partnership with Discover Education this week which promises to change the DNA of how students learn and how they are taught.
Four rescued after sailboat capsizes in Gulf
Vacationers from Louisiana are praising the U.S. Coast Guard and Navarre Beach Fire Rescue for the rescue of four boaters after a family sailboat capsized roughly one-half mile offshore during a June 30 storm.
2 vehicles, firearm stolen in Navarre
A car containing a firearm was stolen from Navarre late Sunday night according to a release from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
$2M grant will benefit north Santa Rosa County schools
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a five-year $1.9 million grant to Santa Rosa County Schools to create community learning centers that offer “academic enrichment” opportunities when school is out of session.
County hires prompt questions
Santa Rosa County’s hiring practices are being scrutinized after it was revealed paid student worker positions aren’t always advertised – and five out of eight its current student employees have relatives working for the county.
Pedestrian overpass still possible
If plans for a pedestrian overpass continue moving forward, officials from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said its $1.5 million construction could start in 2021.
Teen collides with patrol car
A 19-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was issued a ticket for careless driving after police said she rear-ended an unmarked patrol car Monday morning at the intersection of U.S. 98 and East Bay Boulevard.
Government paves way for multi-employer pension plan cuts
The government is preparing to cut benefits over the next few years for hundreds of thousands of retirees covered by underfunded multi-employer private pension plans.










