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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The race to fill the Santa Rosa County Commission District 4 seat and to represent the greater Navarre area is getting crowded. A fourth candidate, Andrea McDermott, has pre-filed to run for the position presently held by Commissioner Jim Melvin, who must face off against District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole next year due to redistricting after the 2010 census.
Following breaking news of the termination of a registered sexual offender’s employment at Navarre Beach Pier after an inquiry by Navarre Press, residents addressed their concerns about the matter to the Santa Rosa County Commission at the board’s Oct. 21 meeting. One resident’s exchange with Commission Chairman Bob Cole became so heated he threatened to have her ejected from the meeting.
