The Board of County Commissioners further discussed possible changes coming to Navarre Beach at their May 23 meeting, including a code enforcement officer and the run, walk and race policy.
In early April, the Tourist Development Council (TDC) discussed bringing in a code enforcement officer specifically for Navarre Beach.
Shortages on items have not let up since the beginning of the pandemic.
The newest subject is any manner of paper products—from copy paper to napkins—and the issue is affecting the local area.
A local animal outreach, A HOPE, works toward serving the animals in Santa Rosa County.
The focus of A HOPE, which stands for Animal Health Outreach Prevention Education, is to spay, neuter and vaccinate county animals at an affordable rate, whether that be for stray community cats or beloved family dogs.
National Fentanyl Awareness Day seeks to bring attention to a prevalent drug issue, one that affects Santa Rosa County residents.
According to a press release from Attorney General Ashely Moody, over 105,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the span of a year, and more than 66% of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
Driving over the Garcon Point Bridge between Navarre and Milton, one might notice some floating objects in East Bay, heralded by an American flag and the Florida state flag.
Those objects in the water are not traps—they are oyster farms, put there by Emerald Tides Oyster Company.
The promised reduction to the Garcon Point Bridge tolls still has no effective date.
Representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation and Governor Ron DeSantis’s office reported that while work is still happening, there is no current update.
Guy Thompson, the former Mayor of Milton, was released from the federal prison he was staying in two years before his set release date.
On January 17, 2020, Thompson was sentenced to 51 months in prison for embezzling over $650,000 from the United Way of Santa Rosa County, which he ran for 39 years. The sentencing came after the FBI and IRS investigated Thompson’s finances for the years of 2011-2018.
Magdalene’s, Inc. has been in the works for two years, and on Thursday, April 28, the non-profit closed on their home. The building will be the site of a safe house for female survivors of human trafficking.
In August of 2019, David Williams, who operated a massage parlor on Fordham Parkway in Gulf Breeze, was arrested.
Three times a year, Milton hosts a gun show.
Rather, Billy Rogers hosts a gun show at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium sponsored by his business, Rogers Dozer Service. The next of which will be June 4 and 5.
