Dec 5, 2013
Family of murdered man waits for closure
The unresolved murder of a Navarre man in his front yard still has more questions than answers, and has a grieving family finding it difficult to move forward.
Dec 5, 2013
Woman busted trying to get refund for stolen items
A Navarre woman was arrested for petit theft, dealing in stolen property and fraud when she attempted to return merchandise and get a refund for items she had stolen.
Dec 5, 2013
TC’s Coastal Porch wins pier rebid thru new process
The new year will bring a new management team to the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Santa Rosa County Commissioners stumbled through a revised proposal selection process on Tuesday, picking TC’s Coastal Porch to operate the county pier starting in 2014.
Dec 5, 2013
Future of courthouse remains unsettled
Santa Rosa County’s courthouse was deemed unsafe in 1914. It wasn’t until 13 years later that the current courthouse was built. In what seems to be history repeating itself, replacement of the 86-year-old county courthouse has again been delayed over a decade.
Dec 5, 2013
County makes exception for dirt pit
Commissioners will allow developer James A. “Jim” Young, Jr. to construct a borrow pit on property located within the county’s expanded well field protection area. The commission had adopted an ordinance on Mar. 7 expanding the area to provide further protection of the local water supply, including a ban on resource extraction, such as dirt removal.
Dec 5, 2013
Keep Your Holidays Bright Fire Safety Campaign underway
Santa Rosa County emergency service agencies are teaming up for the seventh year to promote fire safety during the month of December with the “Keep Your Holidays Bright” campaign.
Dec 5, 2013
GB city worker arrested for DUI in city truck
A Gulf Breeze city worker was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence while driving a city vehicle last Wednesday.
Dec 5, 2013
Candles likely cause in Blackjack Circle blaze
A woman sustained minor injuries just after 11 p.m. Friday night after her residence at 7505 Blackjack Circle caught fire from suspected unattended candles. Marva Smith, owner of the mobile home off of East Bay Boulevard, was home with her two pets when the blaze started.
Dec 5, 2013
Citrus canker confirmed in county
The first case of citrus canker in the Florida Panhandle was recently confirmed, and it’s very close to home.
Dec 5, 2013
Ex-BP engineer who deleted texts heads to trial
NEW ORLEANS — Nearly a year after energy giant BP cut a deal to a resolve a criminal investigation of its role in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, a jury is set to hear the Justice Department’s case against a former company employee accused of trying to stymie the federal investigation.






