Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Derrick Christopher Smith, 22, of the 2200 block of Estates Circle in Navarre, in relation to an active felony warrant for the molestation of a juvenile under 12 years of age.
To say Navarre Beach first responders have been busy this tourist season is an understatement. The number of water rescues performed so far in 2015 has already tripled compared to the first half of 2014.
In spite of an anticipated record season for local tourism, the on-going stress among county tourism staff and the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) committee members continues.
State legislators June 20 approved Florida’s budget, and Santa Rosa County is set to receive partial funding for some requests, including $2.75 million for Navarre Beach renourishment. District schools will receive an $8.2 million increase.
Sunlight pushes through a wall of dark clouds on a Thursday morning in June as young golfers, toting their golf bags over their shoulders, come trotting onto the driving range at Tiger Point in Gulf Breeze.
In addition to its cosmopolitan downtown and top-rated beaches, Pensacola is also rich in history. Founded by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano in 1559, it was the first European settlement in the continental United States; however, it failed to thrive under Spain’s rule. The country abandoned it only to return in 1698. France, which settled New Orleans, began encroaching upon Pensacola, and claimed it in 1722. But the Spanish took it back. And then, France burned it down.
