The first responders to the fire that burned out the abandoned Quayside Village house at 1655 Champagne Avenue in Midway last November arrived promptly when the blaze was reported at 2 a.m.
The recent award of a Santa Rosa County contract for military affairs consulting to a company that had been administratively dissolved by the Florida Division of Corporations raises questions about how such applicants are vetted, said Commissioner Bob Cole.
Up to 70 acres of the beleaguered Tiger Point Golf Club would become a Santa Rosa County park under a proposal discussed Tuesday morning by officials of the county and City of Gulf Breeze in a meeting that abruptly excluded the public.
In the wake of allegations that the Gulf Breeze Zoo CEO and his daughter willfully violated the Animal Welfare Act, Dr. Natalie Dyson, the zoo’s veterinarian, said she’s never seen any signs of misconduct at the zoo.
Santa Rosa County’s hiring practices are being scrutinized after it was revealed paid student worker positions aren’t always advertised – and five out of eight its current student employees have relatives working for the county.
Some local restaurants and grocery stores are increasing prices of egg dishes or discontinuing certain items as a result of the recent avian flu virus outbreak.