Inspectors with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) rearrested former FDLE Pensacola crime laboratory chemist Joseph Graves on additional charges of drug trafficking May 7.
Just like the ending of a good movie where the hero sweeps in to save the day and everything turns out better than before, the former Cinema Plus/Tringas Theatre in Fort Walton Beach will be back, better than ever in less than a month.
Escambia and Okaloosa Counties are receiving $12.5 million in state funding for beach renourishment projects – $8.5 million for Pensacola Beach restoration and $3.8 million to dredge Destin’s harbor and East Pass. A request submitted by Santa Rosa County for Navarre Beach restoration received a lower score and no funding allocation.
Not many Santa Rosa county facilities were severely damaged by floodwaters last week, but according to the county, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County Midway facility was flooded with between 8 and 15 inches of water.
Gov. Rick Scott May 12 signed numerous bills approved during the 2014 legislative session, and one bill gives voters in the Southwest Florida community of Estero the ability to choose whether or not they would like to become the state’s newest incorporated town.
After the federal disaster declaration was made May 6, Santa Rosa County requested Disaster Recovery Centers be opened as quickly as possible, and the first one opened Saturday in the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center. During the first 30 minutes, only about two dozen residents had stopped by seeking assistance.
Following last summer’s exposure of significant drainage issues in the Holley By The Sea (HBTS) area, Navarre resident Laurie Gallup discovered Santa Rosa County was offered but ultimately didn’t accept state stormwater mitigation funding in 2007.
Gainesville, Fla. – University of Florida researchers have advice for older adults who need to remember detailed written information: Don’t just read it, tell someone about it.
Much like the rest of the Florida Panhandle last week, local lost and found pet pages and social media were flooded with posts of found cats and dogs that were separated from their homes as a result of the torrential flooding the area experienced.
With warmer temperatures and water standing in yards and fields, northwest Florida residents will want to be on the look-out for snakes. Santa Rosa County, as part of its Flooding Update #8, referenced the fact that snakes, insects and other wildlife are moving to survive as water levels change and that residents should monitor the area when outside, especially when with pets or children.
