Locally, sexually transmitted disease rates in Santa Rosa County are below state average. However, Escambia County STD rates remain one of the highest in Florida, with an outbreak of syphilis continuing since 2010.
In an effort to nurture and encourage small businesses in Santa Rosa County, all five chambers of commerce in the county are working together for a “Speed to Market” workshop.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will soon begin work on a $24 million Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) network in Northwest Florida . The network will include 183 traffic cameras, 17 overhead message signs, 135 microwave vehicle detectors, 40 travel time sensors, three road and weather information sensors and eight highway advisory radios.
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an intoxicated female partially exposing herself while dancing at the The Pier Bar, located at the county-owned Navarre Beach Pier. Ultimately, Jennifer Carney, 28, listed as homeless, was arrested for battery in the July 14 incident.
A Navarre man that was wanted from a September 27 vehicle theft case from two weeks ago was apprehended and arrested on Friday in connection with another vehicle theft, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office report.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard, who serves as chairman of the Santa Rosa County RESTORE Council, recently provided an update on potential funding related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil spill at the Greater Navarre Beach Area Chamber’s Coffee & Commerce held Sept. 27. Lynchard spoke of the importance of using what he describes as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity wisely.
The Board of County Commissioners recently announced a new county program available immediately to Santa Rosa County residents, supposedly aimed to help with high prescription medication costs. The county is boasting that citizens can see significant savings through participation in the free discount card program administered by CVS/Caremark.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new President/CEO — and they already know who they want to lead the organization. However, the news must wait a bit longer before an official announcement can be made.
The boat must go. That was the order handed down in a pretrial diversion agreement last week in Santa Rosa Court to Jeremiah Shastid, the owner of the derelict boat in the Santa Rosa Sound in front of Juana’s Pagodas at Navarre Beach.
