IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local philanthropy group has announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2015. Ten of those finalists will be selected to receive a grant of $106,000 at its Oct. 18 annual meeting.
In the wake of the largest infestation of Oriental Fruit Flies in Florida’s history, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam has declared a state of agricultural emergency.
The board of directors for the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council voted in favor of recommending two of the three interested applicants to the Board of County Commissioners to fill two seats being vacated on the board. They also voted to approve $32,000 in funding for organizations who submitted applications to receive grant money for events taking place next fiscal year.
The Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center has been designated an official Florida Certified Tourism Information Center by VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation. The VISIT FLORIDA Certified Tourism Information Center is a program by VISIT FLORIDA which recognizes visitor services facilities around the state that provide facilities and promote travel in the county and throughout Florida. The Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center is located in Navarre Park located at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge on heavily traveled U.S. Hwy. 98. The center not only promotes visitor opportunities in the county but is an important connector with our neighboring Northwest Florida counties.
The second annual Krewe of Karibbean Dead Pirate 5K held on Saturday, was Navarre’s first color run. With approximately 130 runners, emphasis was placed more on fun than competition. As is expected at a color run, participants were doused with color all along the course.
A longtime veteran of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center following an early morning shooting in Shalimar.
Two men were arrested Sunday after placing two children on their kayaks at Crab Island earlier in the afternoon and refusing to give them back to their mothers.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 8900 block on Sunset Drive due to a reported fire in the kitchen.
The battle over whether the City of Gulf Breeze will be held to its promise to restore Tiger Point Golf Club’s defunct west course appears headed toward a compromise.
Providing more than 13,000 jobs for uniformed and civilian workers who consume nearly a $1.5 billion in goods and service annually, the military represents an economic security blanket for Santa Rosa County, a new study shows.
