Despite not having enough appointees present for a quorum, attendees at a specially called Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) meeting Jan. 7 decided to use prior input from council members to develop a committee list of five bids to recommend for further consideration for the TDC marketing services contract.
TC’s Coastal Porch, LLC took over operation of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Jan. 1, following what one partner described as an eventful transition. Santa Rosa deputies responded to the county-owned pier four times Dec. 28 after previous contractor Pier, Inc.’s employees were observed using sledgehammers to demolish wooden structures on the deck. Although one commissioner called for prosecution in the matter, two county officials later decided the demolition had been within the rights of the contractor.
After receiving feedback from other commissioners and residents, Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Jim Melvin halted further pursuit of a $7,500 contract with the University of West Florida to solicit local input on the proposed Navarre Community Center.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a prostitution sweep which netted a total of 51 arrests targeting both street-level and escort prostitution.
A Gulf Breeze woman was arrested Saturday for driving under the influence with a child unrestrained in the vehicle, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
An intoxicated Milton man was arrested on New Year’s Eve after striking a police officer in a McDonald’s parking lot, according to a Gulf Breeze Police Department arrest report.
Friends and family said their final goodbyes to William “Cody” Goodman on Saturday, a 17-year-old from Gulf Breeze who was shot Christmas Eve by a Pensacola Police Department officer.
A Holley-Navarre man was arrested last Friday for trespassing at a man’s residence and striking him with a closed fist, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
A Navarre man accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday while he was cleaning his pistol, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office offense report.
When Navarre High School senior Colton Boney was dealing with the death of his grandparents five years ago, little did he know that comforting words of wisdom from a former teacher would have such a profound effect on him.
