Aug 8, 2013
Jones loving life as SRSO District 2 patrol supervisor
Following his promotion in May, Sgt. Scott Jones is settling into his new position as patrol supervisor at the District 2 Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Aug 8, 2013
Derelict dilemma
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made the decision Monday to start the process of declaring the partially-sunken boat in Navarre Beach waters a derelict.
Aug 8, 2013
TDC seeks active members for council
Three members of the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) have terms expiring in October, and the TDC is seeking applicants for potential new members. The TDC’s focus is to guide county advertising and marketing efforts aimed to promote tourism and ultimately increase bed tax revenue, which is generated by a specific tax imposed on guests who stay overnight at local hotels and condos.
Aug 8, 2013
Santa Rosa elections website gets user-friendly upgrades
The Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Office has launched a new website, votesantarosa.com, which upgrades the user-interface compared to the office’s previous site.
Aug 8, 2013
Gulf Breeze officially adopts master plan
Gulf Breeze City Council members voted 4-1 at a special meeting Wednesday to adopt its master plan, designed to accommodate the projected traffic increase from construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.
Aug 8, 2013
State mandates increase local school board costs
County property owners are set to see a nominal increase in property taxes designated for the Santa Rosa County School Board. The rise from 7.668 to 7.748 mills is a result of the required local effort the state sets for the district to receive approximately $86.3 million in state grant funding. At their Aug. 1 meeting, the school board approved the hike, which roughly equates to an extra $6 per $100,000 household.
Aug 8, 2013
HNIS teachers prepare for school year, discuss Common Core integration
With summer coming to a close, fifth grade teachers Jackie Pratscher and Samantha Lee of Holley-Navarre Intermediate School were busy on Monday preparing their classrooms and discussing changes the new school year will bring.
Aug 8, 2013
Thefts via waterways trending in Navarre, GB
The Navarre and Gulf Breeze areas are being hit by a new trend in burglaries — via waterway, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Aug 8, 2013
Van flips in wreck at Ortega Street
Two people suffered minor injuries in an accident that flipped one vehicle onto its side and damaged three other vehicles last Thursday morning on Highway 98 at Ortega Street in Navarre.
Aug 8, 2013
Boy saves grandmother from drowning at Navarre Beach
A heroic act by an 11-year-old boy vacationing with his family from Nashville, Tenn., could have very well saved his grandmother’s life.