All of the standing water the area has experienced due to widespread flooding has Santa Rosa County officials preparing for an influx of swarms of mosquitoes.
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy was arrested May 8 for alleged sexual activity with minor, according to a news release from the office.
A local man was arrested May 5 after attempting to break-in to a residence in the 2200 block of Lost Bottom Lane in Navarre. According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report,
Many elected officials attended the Law Enforcement Memorial Service held May 13 at the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, remembering officers slain in the line of duty during National Police Week. However, the ceremony struck a very personal chord for Florida State Rep. Doug Broxson, whose father died while serving as Santa Rosa County Sheriff.
Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree hopes quick construction of a new 191,450-square-foot facility in Santa Rosa Industrial Park can help shatter the image that permitting processes in Florida slow down construction.
Nearly 200 people attended the May 9 Santa Rosa County zoning board meeting. The agenda featured several south end issues, including an unsuccessful request to open a private school in a residential area and approval to extend a development order for 114 units adjacent to Tiger Point Golf Club.
Santa Rosa County was offered but did not pursue more than $3 million in stormwater mitigation funding for Holley By The Sea in 2007. The county cites a required $1.86 million cost share as the reason. County Administrator Hunter Walker says in hindsight that was an incorrect decision.
Santa Rosa County juries last week convicted two local men of child sex-related charges in separate cases. According to State Attorney William Eddins Office, 56-year-old Claude Russell Ratliff was found guilty May 9 of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation stemming from an August 2012 incident at Ratliff’s home in Milton. He is scheduled for sentencing July 8 and faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison.
