Phone scams are on the rise in the State of Florida. This is according to the Office of Inspector General, which has received reports from residents and former residents since April 4. The Santa Rosa County Clerk’s Office wants to make residents aware of this scam and how it is being perpetrated.
Community members interested in becoming adoptive parents are invited to join FamiliesFirst Network for an Adoption Family Spring Fest.
This day of games, food and prizes will be held Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Liza Jackson Park, 338 Miracle Strip Parkway in Fort Walton Beach.
Since 1997, Sodexo has been the food vendor for Santa Rosa District Schools, supplying food and drink to students across the county. On Thursday, April 11, the district announced the longtime partnership was ending.
With the expansion of artificial reefs across the Panhandle, more and more people are partaking in underwater recreation in the Gulf and in the intercoastal waterways. As more visitors come to our area, there is more risk for something going awry, meaning first responders have to be ready to answer the call.
Santa Rosa County commissioners on Thursday voted to pass an impact fee to be used for roads and transportation purposes, if and only if voters approve a half-cent sales tax. The two are bound together.
LiveOak Fiber, a regional broadband provider, is excited to announce that the company’s Northwest Florida fiber network deployment is nearly halfway complete and is already providing broadband services to thousands of residential and business customers.
On Friday April 5, 2024, Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts was notified that a recent payment to a vendor in the amount of $852,983.06 had been intercepted as a result of fraud. Upon notification the Clerk of Courts’ Finance Department issued a fraud alert to their bank.
Shigeko Honda, who was director of the University of West Florida Japan Center and Japan House for 26 years, has been awarded the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays. Honda was recognized at an event on UWF’s Pensacola campus on April 1 which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Japan House.
With Navarre being on the Gulf of Mexico (as well as East Bay), there are plenty of options for seafood around town. One Navarre restaurant is getting recognition for their seafood thanks to customers’ Yelp reviews.
With little room left on Navarre Beach to develop large scale projects, a new subdivision might be the last of its kind built on Santa Rosa County’s 3.9-mile portion of the barrier Island.
