Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman

Local doctor: Normalcy is within reach

April 22, 2021

While the rest of America is celebrating the anniversary of the passage of the Declaration of Independence, a local doctor will also be celebrating a milestone in the pandemic.

Putting a voice and face to a name

April 21, 2021

Almost as soon as we moved to the area 25 years ago, we started getting occasional calls for “Dr. Rudman.” People wanted to make appointments or cancel them for this doctor who shares our name. At the time, he was in Walton County.

We didn’t know him or anything about him.

Church buys 9-plus acre parcel in heart of Navarre

April 20, 2021

Destiny Worship Center in Miramar Beach has bought a 9-plus acre parcel in Navarre.

County says ‘I do’ to Dunkin’ Donuts in Navarre

April 16, 2021

The 2,440-square foot restaurant will be right next to a new T-Mobile store in the complex that will be home to Aldi. The T-Mobile store will be slightly smaller.

County zoning board and county commission play by different rules

April 16, 2021

In March, Santa Rosa County commissioners narrowly approved an 800-plus home subdivision in an area of Milton where schools and roads are already stretched as resources.

Park renovations to start going vertical

April 15, 2021

The changes to Navarre Park may not be as obvious to motorists passing by, but county officials say a lot has changed in the last few months.

Commissioners settle on best solution for Navarre Beach traffic

April 14, 2021

A roundabout for the four-way stop on Navarre Beach is off the table for now, with commissioners supporting a less expensive and, they believe, more effective solution.

Bill underway to honor Navarre pioneer

April 14, 2021

Commissioners unanimously supported a resolution April 13 to designate a portion of State Road 87 in memory of Ira Mae Hewatt Bruce, a local pioneer who became the first female Board of County Commission member in 1988.

Wendy Victora Rudman: Never say never

April 14, 2021

A life fully lived is one where you have proven yourself wrong dozens, maybe even hundreds of times.

I’m not talking about giving a cashier the wrong change and then catching your own error. I’m talking about at every stage of life making pronouncements about how you’ll never do this or you’ll never feel like that and you’ll certainly never become THAT.

Drunk driver gets 12 years in prison for State Road 87 death

April 14, 2021

A Pensacola woman has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison on charges of DUI manslaughter for her role in the death of another driver on State Road 87.