Zoning board member resigns during tense LDC discussion
District 3 zoning board member Sam Mullins emphatically resigned from his post during Tuesday’s BOCC meeting in opposition to the commissioners’ land development code decisions.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
A 50-plus page report on Waste Pro was included in the July 13 Board of County Commissioners meeting and, although I am writing this late on Monday, I’m sure there will be some fireworks there.
In summary, there were no improprieties as it relates to the county’s relationship with Waste Pro, but there are plenty of problems or potential problems within Waste Pro that fell outside of the scope of investigation.
Country singer writes 6-page letter to local students
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Community.
Angela Jordan chokes up talking about the six-page letter – handwritten in cursive – that country singer Woody Bradshaw wrote to her and her West Navarre Intermediate students.
A smile costs nothing but is worth so much
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Opinion.
There are people in this world – I am not one of them – who have that rare ability to make other people happy just by their nature.
That’s not to say that the rest of us don’t bring joy, comfort and smiles to others. But it’s not our primary gift. We have others to cultivate in order to leave our mark on the world.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion.
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
Written by Linda Murchison on . Posted in History.
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
Written by Ben Johnson on . Posted in News.
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
Written by Ben Johnson on . Posted in News.
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.
Facebook should be a happy place rather than fight club of online communication
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Opinion.
I’m not sure if it’s me or my generation in general, but I seem to have skipped over the Facebook fandom, never did Myspace and am not particularly keen on any other social media.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion.
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.