The final nail in the coffin was delivered to Santa Rosa’s only adult day training program for exceptional adults Tuesday morning after a court ruling gave their facilities to the state.

The state’s proposed acquisition of the Garcon Point Bridge could cost far more than originally building it, according to a new study by the Florida Department of Transportation.

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is warning consumers that they may be targeted by a company representing itself as the DHSMV demanding payment for fraudulent citations. The company, which is not associated with the DHSMV in any way, will send emails to consumers requesting payment of a citation within a certain timeframe and if the payment is not received on time, the company will falsely require a daily late fee payment.

Many Florida cities that are smaller than Gulf Breeze pay their council members and mayors more, but low salaries for elected municipal officials go with the political turf in Florida’s Panhandle.