Among the elderly, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries. Tyler Bennett, critical care paramedic and operations supervisor for Lifeguard Ambulance Service, hopes to change that statistic, at least in Santa Rosa County.
Several hundred high school and middle school students from across the area, including Navarre High School, heard how faith and football mix at a special breakfast Friday at the Emerald Coast Conference Center in Fort Walton Beach. The All Sports Association hosts the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) breakfast on the morning of the group’s annual banquet.
Members of the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office SWAT team assisted other deputies as they attempted to serve several active warrants on a man residing at the 1200 block of Sanibel Lane in Gulf Breeze Tuesday.
A man broke into a Milton residence with a sledgehammer Saturday and threatened two of his neighbors, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The two county-submitted Navarre Beach projects which made the cut into the third round of Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) early restoration funding, resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, are being opposed by bird conservationists, including local and state chapters of the Audubon Society.
Santa Rosa County has seen much success since breaking ties with TEAM Santa Rosa and bringing economic development back in-house. Commission Chairman Jim Melvin hopes to do the same with tourist development by placing related staff under the county’s economic development office.
Nearly 50 people attended a Feb. 6 debate hosted by the Central Republican Club for the Santa Rosa County Commission District 4 seat, which represents the greater Navarre area. Currently five candidates are in that race – all of whom are Republican. The event gave commission hopefuls the opportunity to introduce themselves. Michael Sallmen, president of the club, moderated the event.
Santa Rosa County students will be attending classes on Monday, Feb. 17 in order to make up one of the three days lost earlier this month due to the ice storm.
