Zoning board listens to citizens, recommends LDC amendments to BOCC
The citizens of Santa Rosa County made their voices heard June 17, telling the zoning board they were unhappy with current land development code (LDC) standards.
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‘Hostile’ woman hurls racial slurs, genital comments at arresting deputy
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime.
A woman being picked up on a misdemeanor warrant earned herself two additional charges – one of them a felony – when she made threats against the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputy who served the warrant.
DeSantis signs bills on civics, ‘intellectual freedom’
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
Saying he wants Florida to be the “number-one state for civic literacy,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed bills aimed at boosting civics education in public schools and gauging “intellectual freedom” on college campuses.
Tropical storm Claudette causes correctional facility sewage spill
Written by Ben Johnson on . Posted in News.
A sewage spill caused by tropical storm Claudette dumped 1000 gallons of blackwater near the Santa Rosa County Correctional Institute on Saturday.
Local lawn expert Skip Orth advises home owners on how to keep from replacing your lawn every seven years
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard.
Skip Orth has been in the lawn service business for over 25 years, he is the author of the book “What Every Home Owner Along The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care”, he has authored several articles and holds frequent workshops on the topic of lawn care in the local area.
Airman ‘accidentally’ shoots hole in bathroom wall at bar
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime.
A 24-year-old staff sergeant at Hurlburt Field was arrested this month for an April incident in which he accidentally shot the bathroom wall at Windjammers Bar.
Woman throws racial slur, drink on neighbor
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime.
A 64-year-old Gulf Breeze woman accused of throwing a drink on her Black neighbor after yelling profanity and a racial slur was charged May 28 with battery.
More listening, civility needed in public meetings
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
In recent months, Santa Rosa County has developed a reputation for public meetings marked by outbursts, arguing and, as a result, increased law enforcement presence.
The Santa Rosa County School District responded by strictly enforcing rules of conduct and having deputies remove audience members who defy those rules in any way.
For God’s Sake: We need a sustained rainy season of civility and commonsense
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.
Recently, I did something that I had purposed I would never do – I engaged a social media post that was obviously intended only to incite.
A friend posted a meme claiming that 56% of conservative Christians reacted in laughable ignorance to a statement that employed a generic word close in spelling to one which was sure to elicit a negative reaction from them.
Courts to drop mask, social distancing requirements
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
Florida courts are set to resume some jury trials and drop mask and social-distancing requirements, while most court proceedings will continue to take place remotely, under an order issued Friday by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady.