Oct 24, 2013
Wounded warrior makes final jump
HURLBURT FIELD – One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130, paused, then stepped off the aircraft last Wednesday, completing their free fall training jump into the picturesque water of Florida’s Emerald Coast.
Oct 24, 2013
Monument to honor women’s military service
A local women veterans advocate group is one step closer to its goal of constructing a monument recognizing the service and sacrifices of women veterans past and present.
Oct 24, 2013
Pharmacist: County duped by prescription program
A local pharmacy owner believes the county has been deceived when it comes to a discount drug program.
Oct 24, 2013
Firefighters contain trash fire before it spread
A fire that began in a trash container at a residence last Wednesday on Candlewood Drive in Holly by the Sea was put out by firefighters before reaching the home’s interior.
Oct 24, 2013
Trash fire leads to call to fire district
An unattended trash fire drew Holley-Navarre Fire District firefighters to a residence on Sevilla Street just before 2:30 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon.
Oct 24, 2013
TDC to solicit marketing services
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) recently decided to provide 90-day notice to end a contract with MDi Group, a company based in Mobile, Alabama, which has been providing the council’s marketing services.
Oct 24, 2013
Gulf Breeze man steals a/c from new build
A Gulf Breeze man was arrested last Thursday after he was found to be in possession of an air conditioning unit that was stolen from another property in Gulf Breeze.
Oct 24, 2013
County, developer at odds over land use
A county ordinance aimed at protecting an underground aquifer and a developer’s intention to put in a borrow pit on a parcel of land has put the county and the developer at odds.
Oct 24, 2013
Gulf Breeze pair arrested for siphoning gas
Two Gulf Breeze residents were arrested for siphoning gasoline out of cars in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
Oct 24, 2013
RESTORE council establishing BP funding criteria
The Santa Rosa County RESTORE Council has begun establishing evaluation criteria for projects which have been, and will be, proposed for funding through anticipated monies resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil spill.