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Dear Rep. Doug Broxson,
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Nichols not aiming to process concealed weapon licenses
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Community.
County tax collectors around the state of Florida are becoming alternative sites for residents to apply for or renew a state concealed weapon license under the direction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The legislation to make this all possible was passed in 2014. This unique partnership allows tax collectors to receive applications, take fingerprints and photographs and send the information to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to process the request for a concealed weapon license.
Proposed aquatic center has home but no funding
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Finding an acceptable site for any proposed public project can be among the toughest hurdles, but the nascent campaign for a new aquatic center in south Santa Rosa County already has a prospective home.
Escambia prisoners paying their way in Santa Rosa
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The Escambia County Jail inmates who have been housed in Santa Rosa since an explosion destroyed their facility in April 2014 are paying their own way as guests of Sheriff Wendell Hall.
Public information officer to return to Escambia County
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Community.
When Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer, Joy Tsubooka, left Escambia County eight years ago as a communication specialist, she was one of four other specialists. When she returns in November, she will be supervising as the community and media relations division manager.
Tiger Point residents bend on golf course rehab
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The battle over whether the City of Gulf Breeze will be held to its promise to restore Tiger Point Golf Club’s defunct west course appears headed toward a compromise.
Local doctor arrested for battery, drug possession
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
Christopher B. Cave, 45, a family medicine physician with White Wilson in Navarre was arrested at 3:48 a.m. Sunday morning on charges of less than 20 grams of marijuana, and drug equipment possession as well as an alleged battery charge. Cave was released after posting bond just before 9 a.m. the same morning.
Utility board blindsided by surcharge
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The South Santa Rosa Utility board of directors didn’t know that a 3- percent surcharge will be imposed on its water and sewer customers until after the Gulf Breeze City Council tentatively approved the levy in August.
Ducks and turtles targeted with BP spill funds
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The ducks, geese and turtles living in the pond at Navarre Park weren’t threatened by the BP oil spill that polluted the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, but now the financial compensation from that tragedy may eliminate their habitat.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
We just enjoyed a beautiful Labor Day weekend in Navarre, and the “official” end of summer. However, that isn’t the case for those of us that live here. One of the best-kept secrets – if there is one anymore – is how beautiful Navarre Beach is during this time of year when most of our visitors have headed home. We are fortunate to be able to enjoy our beautiful water and shores for months after the “official” end of summer. And, if you are a surfer, the season has just begun. This time of year, in tourism lingo, is called, “The Shoulder Season.” This is the time between when the tourists leave and the tourists (Snowbirds) return in December. And – this is the reason that “Beaches to Woodlands” came into existence.