Ken Gilbert was clinically dead after his heart went into atrial fibrillation at his Navarre home May 7. Luckily, Holley-Navarre firefighters arrived first on scene and their efforts, combined with other local responders, got his heart pumping again.
A former Milton nurse and his girlfriend were arrested last Saturday in connection with neglecting and stealing money from his elderly mother, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
In an effort to attract companies in the aerospace industry to the region, the Greater Pensacola Chamber and five counties in Northwest Florida have formed the Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition. The coalition consists of economic development leaders from Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, with the Greater Pensacola Chamber representing Greater Pensacola.
The TDC discussed potential candidates for commission appointments to the council at a Tuesday meeting. Two of three council members with expiring terms did not seek re-appointment – Kati Curle and Dorothy Slye. Current Council chairman Vernon Compton reapplied.
A traffic stop netted an arrest of a wanted sex offender on September 15 when a vehicle identified as a Chevrolet SUV with Florida tags was stopped by a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
A planned discussion for purchasing property near Avalon Boulevard for a courthouse prompted many citizens to attend Monday’s Santa Rosa County Commission meeting, some of them encouraging commissioners to instead consider using existing property the county already owns in East Milton.
Since he was first elected in 2008, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard has abstained at least 10 times from voting on matters before the Santa Rosa Commission involving Dorothy Slye, president of The Pier, Inc., which is contracted to operate the Navarre Beach Pier. Lynchard cited personal business connections as the reason for his recusals.
