In an effort to attract companies in the aerospace industry to the region, the Greater Pensacola Chamber and five counties in Northwest Florida have formed the Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition. The coalition consists of economic development leaders from Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties, with the Greater Pensacola Chamber representing Greater Pensacola.
The TDC discussed potential candidates for commission appointments to the council at a Tuesday meeting. Two of three council members with expiring terms did not seek re-appointment – Kati Curle and Dorothy Slye. Current Council chairman Vernon Compton reapplied.
A traffic stop netted an arrest of a wanted sex offender on September 15 when a vehicle identified as a Chevrolet SUV with Florida tags was stopped by a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy.
A planned discussion for purchasing property near Avalon Boulevard for a courthouse prompted many citizens to attend Monday’s Santa Rosa County Commission meeting, some of them encouraging commissioners to instead consider using existing property the county already owns in East Milton.
Since he was first elected in 2008, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard has abstained at least 10 times from voting on matters before the Santa Rosa Commission involving Dorothy Slye, president of The Pier, Inc., which is contracted to operate the Navarre Beach Pier. Lynchard cited personal business connections as the reason for his recusals.
Part of the sidewalk alongside Highway 87 near the intersection of Laredo Street collapsed following the failure of a stormwater drain and the separating of a water line following Monday’s heavy rains.
HURLBURT FIELD – Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning spoke with more than 500 Air Commandos about the future of special operations last Monday and Tuesday at an all-call during his two-day visit to Hurlburt Field.
A total of 2,996 small American flags lined the front lawn around the flag poles at Navarre High School last Wednesday, in remembrance of the 2,996 people that lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks 12 years ago.
