The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office was able to connect suspects arrested after robbing a Circle K store on Barrancas Avenue in Pensacola with two other Circle K robberies in the Milton area.
A decade ago the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) started the annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour in an effort to create a “shoulder” season to expand tourism past the area’s traditional ending marker, Labor Day. The event started out featuring events along a countywide route during a couple of weekends each October but gradually became a festival lasting the entire month, highlighting Santa Rosa’s arts & culture, heritage and outdoor venues.
Four states impacted by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have already received a draft of the much anticipated RESTORE Act implementation regulations from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Santa Rosa is not among those, and fingers are being pointed at the state’s open government laws.
A repeal on the state’s ethanol mandate requiring gas stations to sell blended fuel, or gasoline that is mixed with enthanol, went into effect this week — meaning local stations are now able to sell pure gasoline if they choose.
“We are neutral. We have no nuclear facilities and have no plans to build any nuclear facilities,” said John Hutchinson, representing Gulf Power Company June 19.
The sights and sounds of freedom will ring through Navarre Park this Thursday as the Concerts in the Park series will continue with a patriotic celebration — as Independence Day falls on a Thursday this year.
The water in the Sound directly behind Navarre Park is still “swim at your own risk” after additional tests last week and again on Monday tested high for bacteria levels, according to the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County.
Could the secret be getting out? Navarre Beach, historically touted as “Florida’s Best Kept Secret,” recently garnered significant attention and accolades from two of the web’s most popular travel sites.
Summer is for relaxing – for pets too. Many pet parents indulge their animal companions with vacations, special meals, hotel stays and trips to the spa. In fact, an estimated $53 billion were spent on pets last year.
The summer season is heating up faster than usual, which means pet owners should be overly cautious when taking their furry family member on car rides.
