Help Feed the Children, Santa Rosa Woman’s Club’s two-month-long food drive for Children in Crisis’ food pantry, collected 9,058 pounds of food – the equivalent of $15,861 worth of groceries.

On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, two Okaloosa County EMS team members were presented with the Okaloosa County H.E.R.O. Award (Humanitarian Efforts Recognized by Okaloosa County) for their heroic actions earlier this year. Paramedic, George Lee and EMT, Devon Hare had begun stabilizing a patient suffering from a medical emergency when the ambulance doors flung open, following a commotion outside.

Good morning Navarre. Today’s Photo of the Day was taken on the west side of the Navarre Bridge by Kelley Snyder. “Always enjoy our evenings when the sky dances in pink,” Kelley said. “I took the photo with my Nikon on May 7th around dusk.”

Santa Rosa County officials and company leadership broke ground today on a new facility that will be built on eight acres in the Santa Rosa Industrial Park. This facility will serve as home to Gulf Cable/WTEC, a cable manufacturer that will bring more than 20 new jobs to the area.

What is your morning view? “Nothing better than waking up to this gorgeous view on my birthday today! 🥳🌴☀️❤️,” said Jennifer Bement, who took this photo last Saturday.

Santa Rosa County Zoning Board member Sam Mullins was asked to disqualify himself from voting on a particular agenda item by an audience member at a meeting May 13. Tony Hughes, the audience member who requested Mullins’ disqualification, says this is the result of an incident that occurred at a February Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Beasley Allen lawyer Mike Crow reached a settlement for the family of Almus Taylor in a lawsuit against the Covington County, Alabama, Jail and three of the jail’s guards over claims that the guards left Taylor to die in his jail cell after refusing to address his life-threatening medical needs.

A proposed driving range in Gulf Breeze was approved at a Zoning Board meeting May 13.