Brandon Cade Gillreath was sentenced to the Department of Corrections to serve four consecutive 30-year sentences upon completion of his previously imposed 30 year federal sentence. According to a news release from State Attorney Williams Eddins, the sentence arose from Gillreath pleading guilty April 3 to four counts of attempted sexual battery with a victim less than 12-years-old. Circuit Judge William Stone also designated Gillreath a Sexual Predator during the sentencing.
The Santa Rosa County Commission will hold its first ever meeting in south Santa Rosa County today at the Tiger Point Community Center. Citizens are also asking the board to hold regular evening meetings to give the public better opportunities to attend.
County Attorney Angie Jones stated a corporation buying the proposed future courthouse site in Pea Ridge was wholly owned by developer Brian DeMaria. However, there is another partner in Milton Crossings, LLC, engineer Don Jehle.
A Navarre Girl Scout troop leader charged with grand theft and fraud is scheduled to appear in court April 17 for a criminal arraignment. Circuit Court Judge John F. Miller, Jr., will preside over the hearing for 39-year-old Sherrie Meier of Navarre.
A 17-year-old Navarre High School student was arrested after being accused of sexual assault at his house party that took place March 1 on Raider Lane, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office release.
At his memorial service April 6, late Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Williamson was remembered as a quiet man of great strength who had the courage to stand by his convictions regardless of political pressures.
According to the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN), more than 300 ships have wrecked in and around Pensacola Bay, and they provide great habitat for sea life, as well as recreational opportunities for divers and snorkelers.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) announced March 28 that two retired police officers from Charlotte completed a four-month journey kayaking from Big Lagoon State Park near Pensacola to Fort Clinch State Park just south of the Georgia border on the Atlantic coast.
Officials with the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NFWMD) said strong, gusty winds were beneficial to a 2,045-acre prescribed burn conducted March 25 near Garcon Point.
