Dorothy Slye described herself as happy following the September 9 Santa Rosa County Commission meeting at which three commissioners decided her company deserves another chance to manage the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier despite that fact that negotiations are currently underway with the top-ranked bidder.

As the sunken boat near Juana’s continues to sink into the Santa Rosa Sound, the issue of its removal will now float into the courthouse, as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued a citation to the boat’s owner.

The health risks of cigarettes are widely known, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recently that it is researching the public health risks of menthol cigarettes specifically.

Three members of the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) have terms expiring in October, and the TDC is seeking applicants for potential new members. The TDC’s focus is to guide county advertising and marketing efforts aimed to promote tourism and ultimately increase bed tax revenue, which is generated by a specific tax imposed on guests who stay overnight at local hotels and condos.

Gulf Breeze City Council members voted 4-1 at a special meeting Wednesday to adopt its master plan, designed to accommodate the projected traffic increase from construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.