Water System board member resigns, hired by same organization
Less than a month after three new members were elected to the Holley-Navarre Water System board, a new opening has come up.
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Holley by the Sea fines county $1,000 for yard violations
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
It has been almost two years since Santa Rosa County bought a house in Holley by the Sea. Officials didn’t set out to buy the house.
The county bought the property for $275,000 because it was prone to flooding.
Two agencies, two responses to proposed borrow pit land-use change
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
In letters dated three days apart last month, two regulatory agencies offered complementary responses to a proposed change to the Santa Rosa County Comprehensive Plan that would permit more open-pit mining near East Milton water wells.
The wells, which are supplied by a sand-and-gravel aquifer, provide water to tens of thousands of county residents and businesses.
We can do better to keep our part of the world beautiful
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Opinion, Wise Words.
Archeologists can learn a lot about our ancestors by going through their garbage.
Those treasure troves, called midden piles, can tell us what people ate, what kind of dishware they used, even what they excreted, which is a fancy way of saying poop.
Creative teachers + math problems = food drive
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Education.
Students at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School, under the direction of teachers Elizabeth Baer and Amanda Nelms, recently collected and donated 378 pounds of canned food to the Manna Food Pantry in Pensacola.
The food pantry has a great need right now due to the effects of COVID-19 and Hurricane Sally.
New solution may be in works for water issue
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
While Santa Rosa County officials and residents wait to hear from the state and the regional water management district about proposed changes to wellfield protections, some commissioners are digging into other options.
Carter seizes the moment at Senior Bowl
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Michael Carter said at the beginning of the week that he hoped to come away with MVP honors at the Senior Bowl.
He didn’t accomplish that goal, but the Navarre alum came pretty close, delivering a productive performance that included rushing for 60 yards on eight carries and scoring a touchdown. He also caught two passes for 15 yards.
Water management district: More info needed to complete assessment
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District has completed a preliminary review of a Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners-proposed change to the County Comprehensive Plan, which guides land-use planning and development.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
For all the teachers and educators in this county who work hard every day to make a difference in children’s lives, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you.
Reading is a fundamental skill that isn’t easy for all children to acquire. We celebrate those efforts and that skill during Literacy Week.
Sheriff’s office: FDLE report incorrect, missing key data
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
When the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) released its semiannual crime report recently, Santa Rosa County’s numbers were skewed.
The sheriff’s office had originally submitted four months of data for 2019 instead of six.