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Commissioners under fire for leasing practices

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

Residents lashed out at Santa Rosa County commissioners July 11 over the board’s inconsistent use of a public solicitation process when leasing county-owned property. The reaction came after Hunter Walker, county administrator, placed a discussion on the agenda for soliciting proposals for the design of an air-conditioned storage facility to replace the Santa Rosa County warehouse, which was leased to a local nonprofit organization last year.

Commissioners say it’s time for a new courthouse

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

All five Santa Rosa commissioners agree the time has come to replace what has been called the worst courthouse in Florida. The board even seems to be in unison that the best way to fund building a new judicial facility would be placing a vote to enact a temporary local one-cent sales tax on the November 2014 ballot. The biggest question remaining at the end of a public workshop held to address the matter July 11 was where the new courthouse should be located.

Midway firefighters to get pay raises

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

With more leeway in this year’s tentative budget, the Midway Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners chose to implement pay raises at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Navarre man applying to become deputy arrested for sex offense

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Crime, News.

A 20-year-old Navarre man who applied for employment with the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a juvenile, after a background check revealed evidence of the relationship.

Heavy rainfall likely source of Navarre Park water quality

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

The water at the shore of Navarre Park is still testing high in bacteria levels, and health department officials are saying that the heavy rainfall in the area is likely the largest contributing factor.

Seven arrested in prescription drug trafficking ring

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Crime, News.

Seven people, including four Navarre residents, have been arrested in connection to a prescription drug trafficking operation led by a Fort Walton Beach nurse. The Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) has concluded a joint investigation with the Drug Enforcement Agency which led to multiple warrants.

Woman releases dog on officers

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Crime, News.

Police shot and killed a large dog last Tuesday after a woman released the dog while officers were attempting to search a Navarre house for suspected drug trafficking. According to Santa Rosa Sheriffs Office Public Information Officer Richard Aloy, SRSO deputies along with agents from the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration attempted to serve an outstanding warrant at a home on Toledo Street in Navarre when the incident occurred.

Florida Realtors wins top honor for magazine

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in Business.

Florida Realtors has won the top honor in Ragan Communications’ 2013 PR Daily Awards for Best External Publication (Online or Print) for Florida Realtor magazine.

Appeals court hears BP challenge on spill claims for businesses, residents

Written by Associated Press on July 11, 2013. Posted in Business.

NEW ORLEANS — BP PLC is being forced to pay inflated and even “fictitious” claims to businesses because of the way a court-appointed administrator is making payments from a legal settlement following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an attorney for the oil giant said Monday.

Volunteers are lifeblood of turtle center

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in Beach.

Volunteers showed their support for the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center at a recent volunteer orientation meeting. The center, which is run entirely by volunteer positions, had 41 volunteers attend the meeting at the Hampton Inn ready to help in any way possible.