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Out and About

We have made it through what’s typically billed the busiest weekend of the year and despite the weather not perfectly cooperating, it appears to have been a success.

My family and I spent time on the beach July 4, enjoying the live band and the fireworks, and we were not alone, nor did I expect to be.

July 1-7, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

Greeting cards packed with drugs and jail tapes uncovered a conspiracy between an inmate and a Navarre woman on the outside to allegedly smuggle opioids into the Santa Rosa County Jail.

New noise ordinance with ‘teeth’ approved

Help for citizens concerned about neighborhood noise potentially arrived June 22 when commissioners approved a new ordinance that will help the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office enforce nuisance noise.

The ordinance, which passed 3-1, uses a decibel-based standard to enforce infractions rather than law enforcement determining if a noise is “plainly audible.”

Commissioner makes two false claims

District 3 Commissioner James Calkins falsely claimed that Santa Rosa County is the only county in Florida that does not participate in the Guardian Program.

Out and About

Our local officials have been busy this week sorting out everything from budget, changes to the land development code and what to do about the soon-to-be-empty seat for the county attorney.

I’ll start with the last item first. The county has been using the services of a Tallahassee law firm since commissioners voted to fire the county attorney late last year.

June 24-30, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

An incident that would have been the first drowning since the launch of a new lifeguard program under the supervision of Navarre Beach Fire Rescue in 2019 was deemed to have been due to a cardiac episode and not a drowning.

8-year-old crowned first Sea Turtle Queen

For the past 10 years, the Pensacola Beach Advocates have been hosting a Sea Turtle Baby Shower near the beginning of sea turtle nesting season to spread awareness through a fun family event.

This year, they raffled off a beautiful tiara and the chance to become the first Sea Turtle Queen.

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