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Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman

Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman

We will not live forever, but our trash will

August 11, 2021

Growing up in what is now a bursting-at-the-seams Chicago suburb, I lived next door to a cottage without indoor plumbing.

The cottage had been the goat shed of the homestead in our rural area and, as children, we were fascinated by its primitive plumbing.

Commissioners select interim county administrator

August 11, 2021

The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners has chosen and approved an interim county administrator to start in that position Aug. 26, the day after current administrator, Dan Schebler, leaves.

CORRECTED: One-third of county is fully vaccinated

August 10, 2021
Just 33% of Santa Rosa County residents who can be vaccinated are fully vaccinated, according to Brad Baker, the county’s public safety director. In addition to those 62,393 residents, an additional 13,426 have received the first dose of a vaccination.

It’s back to school for Santa Rosa County students

August 10, 2021
Students returned to Santa Rosa Schools Tuesday mostly unmasked, although some educators erred on the side of caution. For the most part, everyone was ready to be there.

50 years of Navarre Beach ‘heaven’

August 9, 2021
Though most visitors can’t imagine Navarre Beach with tall sand dunes, small buildings and endless stretches of empty sand, a family from Baton Rouge, Louisiana can’t imagine it any other way.

Masks recommended for students, not required at this time

August 7, 2021
Masks are highly recommended for students but not required, according to Saturday afternoon clarification from the Santa Rosa County School district. Officials said they are waiting for additional information from the Florida Department of Education and will notify parents early this week if anything changes.

Navarre Aldi to break ground next week

August 5, 2021
Morgan Construction Company, Inc., a Tennessee firm that will be building the Aldi in Navarre, has confirmed that ground will be broken next week.

Permit for potential Milton K-8 school to come before board

August 5, 2021

The Santa Rosa County School District has requested a conditional use permit to build a K-8 school on a portion of a 130-acre parcel at the corner of Tanglewood Drive and Willard Norris Drive in Milton.

The parcel, which the district does not yet own, is surrounded by residential property and zoned for residential development.

Golf course lake spills into yard regularly, homeowners frustrated

August 5, 2021
Every evening, Gary Weber and his wife sit behind their Holley by the Sea home enjoying the solitude and the view of what’s left of their back yard.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz dines at Navarre pub, table hops to talk to customers

August 4, 2021

When Gaby Austin got a tip that U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz would be at Stripes Pub and Grill Wednesday, she knew she had to go.

Austin, a member of Escambia Federated Republican Women, said that meeting Gaetz was a dream of hers. She trusts him to help lead the country in the right direction and, as a legal immigrant, appreciates his position on illegal immigration.

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