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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High stakes for Bush, Rubio in Florida presidential primary
Leading Republican presidential prospects faced off at an event Tuesday in battleground Florida, a state that could prove pivotal to the Florida heavyweights seeking the nomination, not to mention any rival who manages to win here instead.
Four sentenced in Gulf Breeze home invasion
The four defendants involved in a Gulf Breeze home invasion last August were sentenced May 26 in Santa Rosa Circuit Court.
Judge dismisses former principal’s lawsuit
A former principal’s gender discrimination lawsuit was dismissed May 27 due to lack of evidence.
The flip side of years of no hurricanes: Good luck runs out
For millions of Americans living in the hurricane zones on the Gulf and East coasts, recent decades have been quiet — maybe too quiet.
Hotel construction to start June 15
Construction of a new seven-story hotel on Navarre Beach is planned to start June 15, Santa Rosa County Building official Rhonda Royals said
SpringHill Suites, a Marriott-family hotel, will replace the former Holiday Inn, which was razed following Hurricane Ivan in 2004.