Expect to see a lot of news stories and editorials highlighting the need for a new Santa Rosa County courthouse leading up to the Nov. 4 general election.
If commissioners approve a proposed plan to update the county’s antiquated analog emergency communication system, each property owner in Santa Rosa County will be assessed about $10 a year for seven years to help fund the $7.2 million upgrade.
Rotten eggs or chlorine? Those are the choices Navarre residents have when it comes to how their water will taste or smell until Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) is able to repair the broken Fairpoint Regional Utilities (FRU) water line that was struck by lightning in April.
The good news in Navarre real estate is that distressed property (foreclosures, short sales) sales have dropped from 16 percent last year to 11 percent of total sales currently, according to local Realtor Patricia Williamson.
Albany, N.Y. (AP) — Federal energy regulators have given final approval for construction of a 330-mile electric transmission line to carry lower-cost Canadian hydroelectric power to New York City.
San Francisco (AP) — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is getting some unsolicited advice on how to turn around the long-struggling Internet company, just like some of her predecessors who tangled with investors dissatisfied with management’s performance.