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Commission OKs underground fuel tanks in wellfield protection zone

Written by Ken Garner on March 5, 2024. Posted in News.

Trust the science. That was the message shared by Santa Rosa County commissioners who voted last month to allow underground fuel tanks in the county’s water wellfield protection area.

Lower millage rates could hinder first responders

Written by Staff Reporters on February 29, 2024. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

“In Santa Rosa County, our sense of safety is a testament to the dedication and hard work of my men and women in uniform and the other First Responders, whose partnerships we greatly appreciate and depend on. Yet, this safety net faces a critical threat—one that originates from unsurmountable growth within our county.

Navarre man arrested for sexually abusing minor

Written by Staff Reporters on February 21, 2024. Posted in Crime, News.

A Navarre man is behind bars after he allegedly sexually abused a girl over a period of several years.

Robert Jason Love, 51, of the 2600 block of Salamanca St., is charged with sexual battery on a minor. The arrest report filed by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office indicates abuse took place between 2009 and 2020.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on February 19, 2024. Posted in Opinion.

Nothing against the American Flag, but Santa Rosa County needs to throw the idea of the largest flag in the state idea as some kind of tourist attraction right out the window and forget that the thought even entered its brain in the first place.

Sheriff’s Office K9s Raider and Vixen to receive donation of body armor

Written by Staff Reporters on February 15, 2024. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office K9s Raider and Vixen will receive bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vests will be embroidered with the sentiment “Honoring those who served and sacrificed”.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on February 12, 2024. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

It happens every year. Student athletes and their family and friends fill cafeterias, gymnasiums, media centers, and sometimes even offsite locations, to sign national letters of intent.

It happened again last Wednesday, here in Santa Rosa County, throughout the state and across the country.

East Bay K8 students learn about drug dangers with familiar face

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 8, 2024. Posted in Education.

In addition to combating drugs in the community through law enforcement, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is taking the fight to the elementary school level.

School board looks at new and revised policies

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 4, 2024. Posted in Education.

The Santa Rosa County School Board reviewed school district policies for 2024 during their Jan. 16 meeting. The policies pertain to everything from internet safety to school volunteers to the administration of medication. Every policy change was approved.

Flushed! Rudman pulls proposed bill to create utilities authority

Written by Ken Garner on February 3, 2024. Posted in News.

A proposal to create a utilities authority to manage water and sewer services in Santa Rosa County north of the Yellow River is dead, for now.

Gulf Breeze Zoo’s ‘Kenya’ predicts an early spring and a Chiefs Super Bowl win on Giraffe Day

Written by Kaitie Kiger on February 2, 2024. Posted in Community.

An excited crowd gathered Friday morning around Kenya, a 16-year-old reticulated giraffe resident at Gulf Breeze Zoo, to watch her predict the future.

Feb. 2, or Groundhog Day as it’s called everywhere else, will now be referred to as Giraffe Day in Santa Rosa County, according to county commissioner Colton Wright who read an official declaration at the celebration Friday morning.