In the 1990s the University of West Florida unearthed structures dating back to the very beginning of North Santa Rosa County industry, the Arcadia Mill.
Since 2009 when Stan Colie Nichols first took office as Tax Collector of Santa Rosa County, he has been giving unspent revenues back to various county agencies and taxing authorities representing the citizens of the county.
Holley-Navarre’s Fire District has grown exponentially since 2010, encompassing nearly 50 square miles with only two fire stations and five firefighters between the two at any given time. And while the 50 square miles hasn’t expanded, the number of residents has, nearly doubling. Yet, the district is still staffed at the same level as it was all those years ago.
Intensity rises to another level in a game between two rivals, setting the stage for a showdown that can either bring out the best in athletic competition or shine a light on the worst of it.
With the Nov. 1 deadline imminent for the payment of delinquent lease fees, nearly 200 Navarre Beach residents still haven’t caught up on overdue amounts that range from a few hundred dollars to more than $9,000.
Worries among City of Gulf Breeze residents about the planned new Pensacola Bay Bridge have included traffic, the destruction of a popular roadside park and now the impact on a tiny island located about a half- mile from the path of the replacement span.