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A Fort Walton Beach woman accused of killing her newborn child by putting her inside a plastic bag and placing her outside in a garbage can in February has been indicted on charges of First Degree Premeditated Murder and/or First Degree Felony Murder and Aggravated Child Abuse.

Local attorney Roy V. Andrews officially became counselor for Santa Rosa County commissioners Aug. 4, following the resignation of former County Attorney Angie Jones, who had a $136,000 annual contract. Andrews’ negotiated $145,000 per year, plus a $400 monthly travel stipend.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reported Aug. 11 that one person apprehended Friday night in Atmore, Alabama, following a high-speed pursuit had been arrested earlier the same week in Santa Rosa County and accused of narcotics-related crimes.

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce and United Peninsula Association (UPA) hosted a candidate forum Aug. 11 that included invites to all statewide candidates, as well as candidates for Congress, the Florida House of Representatives, Circuit Judge and Santa Rosa County Commission and School Board.

The last time stormwater rates went up in the City of Gulf Breeze was 2012 when the monthly cost increased from $4.25 to $4.50. The city council Aug. 7 reviewed the stormwater fund’s projected budget for next year, which showed it would need an infusion of general fund revenue to be balanced.

The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board is meeting in south Santa Rosa County Thursday evening and will consider a rezoning request for about 185 acres on Soundside Drive that is proposed for a new single family development. The request would change the property’s zoning from R1 to R1A, which provides for smaller lot sizes.

Three Santa Rosa County residents, including one from Gulf Breeze, face narcotics charges after being arrested following a routine traffic stop.

What is more than 24 miles long and costs more than $47 million? Three construction projects along Highway 98 between the Hurlburt Main Gate at Cody Avenue in Okaloosa County and the Pensacola Bay Bridge in Gulf Breeze.

The plan was made. The pipe was fabricated. And a new line that was designed to fit inside a broken water line under East Bay started to make its way in to the pipe. And then, it hit a snag.

Commissioners and the county zoning board will meet Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Tiger Point Community Center in an ongoing effort to hold quarterly meetings in the south end of Santa Rosa County. Several hot topics are on the agenda, including the Navarre incorporation and proposed courthouse referendums.