Gulf Breeze City Council members voted 4-1 at a special meeting Wednesday to adopt its master plan, designed to accommodate the projected traffic increase from construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.
County property owners are set to see a nominal increase in property taxes designated for the Santa Rosa County School Board. The rise from 7.668 to 7.748 mills is a result of the required local effort the state sets for the district to receive approximately $86.3 million in state grant funding. At their Aug. 1 meeting, the school board approved the hike, which roughly equates to an extra $6 per $100,000 household.
With summer coming to a close, fifth grade teachers Jackie Pratscher and Samantha Lee of Holley-Navarre Intermediate School were busy on Monday preparing their classrooms and discussing changes the new school year will bring.
Two people suffered minor injuries in an accident that flipped one vehicle onto its side and damaged three other vehicles last Thursday morning on Highway 98 at Ortega Street in Navarre.
Commissioners cast an eye to the future on Monday, discussing the proposed new bridge for Navarre Beach. Commissioners ultimately settled on asking staff to implement the idea into the upcoming Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 2040 long-range transportation plan, asking the TPO to consider a study on feasibility and other options which might prove less costly than the projected $156-161 million bridge planning cost.
A Navarre teenager is behind bars in Escambia County on murder charges after police arrested him in connection with a shooting that left one person dead and another injured.
Obesity, and related health issues, are not just problems for people. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, it is estimated that 54 percent of dogs and cats in the country are overweight or obese. That translates to roughly 80 million pets at increased risk for weight-related disorders such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure and many cancers.
Mink are rare in Florida, and wildlife biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are hoping to learn more about this small mammal. But they need the public’s help to find out where it occurs. People can report evidence such as mink sightings, photos and road-killed specimens online.
