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#FindYourPark at Gulf Islands National Seashore
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Gulf Islands National Seashore invites you to #FindYourPark. The Seashore, with its blue-green, sparkling waters, magnificent white beaches, and fertile coastal marshes, is made up of 12 areas, including historic forts, shaded picnic areas, bayou and coastal view trails, campgrounds and island wilderness areas. From Cat Island, Miss., it stretches eastward 160 miles to the Okaloosa Area east of Fort Walton Beach.
Owners given 6 months to move derelict boats
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
The separate owners of two derelict sailboats in Santa Rosa Sound near Juana’s Pagodas have six months to move the vessels.
Rotary bringing rescue tubes to beach
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
The Rotary Club of Navarre has placed the first rescue tube on Navarre Beach and plans to erect one at each of the county’s public beach accesses.
Florida VA makes little headway to shorten waits for care
Written by Associated Press on . Posted in News.
Florida veterans were forced to wait at least 30 days for nearly 93,000 medical appointments at VA medical facilities from September through February, and half of those delays were found at just seven sites in north Florida and the Panhandle, according to government data reviewed by The Associated Press.
Details key to prescribed burn’s success
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.
When it comes to doing a prescribed burn, attention is paid to every detail.
Broxson schedules termite awareness meetings
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Rep. Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) will host several free public workshops to teach residents necessary steps to protect their greatest investment from costly Formosan termite damage.
Sheriff’s office used in scam
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam in which the perpetrator pretends to be a law enforcement officer.
Commissioners block Salter’s move to hike local gas tax
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Don Salter Monday said he was ready to raise local gas taxes to fund road improvements. But his fellow commissioners don’t support an increase at this time.
Search for new county administrator to start soon
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Longtime Santa Rosa County Administrator Hunter Walker announced plans to retire at the end of the year, and commissioners will soon begin the search to replace him.