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Over $20K seized in case of Gulf Breeze doctor accused of overprescribing pills

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 26, 2023. Posted in Crime, News.

The Gulf Breeze doctor accused of overprescribing pain medications to her patients is being taken to court.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is the plaintiff in a case before the circuit court of the First Judicial Circuit for Santa Rosa County. Dr. Elaine Sharp, the doctor in question, is the defendant. According to court records, two banks were identified as places Sharp commonly used to make deposits.

Arrest made in Jernigan murder

Written by Ken Garner on July 21, 2023. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Patrick Jernigan, 53, of Milton, Thursday night in connection with the murder of Stephen Lee Jernigan.

Sheriff’s Office suspects foul play in Jernigan death

Written by Ken Garner on July 20, 2023. Posted in News.

Stephen Lee Jernigan, 70 was found dead at his home in the 1800 block of Schnoor Road north of Chumuckla on Wednesday. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating. The Sheriff’s Office in a news release said detectives believe foul play was involved and that the death was not a random act; there is no threat to the general public.
The Press Gazette will report further details as they become available.

Horse rehabilitation a passion for Milton nonprofit

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 18, 2023. Posted in News.

For Rashelle Stewart, executive director of Tiny Acres Northwest Florida, Inc., helping horses is the ‘mane’ thing.

Tiny Acres Northwest Florida, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting and rehabilitating abused or neglected horses in Santa Rosa County.

Keep the bars off Hwy. 98

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

A revised draft of the Land Development Code is being considered by the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners.

On page 348 of the 532-page document, two short sentences are about to throw open the doors to bars on Hwy 98 from Gulf Breeze to Navarre. Current code restricts bars from being within 2500 feet of schools or churches.

Enter at your own risk

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

“Who is going to protect the swimmers?” asked a woman during the public forum portion of the Santa Rosa County board of commissioners meeting.

Fishermen showed up to speak against proposed measures to ban shark fishing west of the pier. The question of protecting swimmers was posed.

Off the hook: Commission denies intent to change shark fishing restrictions at Navarre Beach

Written by Ken Garner on July 11, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission has, and had, no plans to restrict shark fishing on Navarre Beach, according to Chairman Colten Wright. But area anglers are worried that a staff plan to add swimming areas along the 4-mile length of the beach would do just that.

Commissioners should approve Jubilee

Written by Staff Reporters on July 5, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

It’s the most resilient project ever in Santa Rosa County and it has been in the making for 20 years.

If you ask yourself why the developers of Jubilee don’t give up it is because it is a project that could change the economic landscape of Pace and it a property they have invested in for 20 years.

Harmony Park Project receives construction bid, looking to future

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2023. Posted in Community.

On June 29, just a few hours before the closing of bids, a bid to construct Harmony Park came into Santa Rosa County. Harmony Park, which will be located within Navarre Park, is a project several years in the making.

Warehouse, retail development coming to Tiger Point next year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 26, 2023. Posted in Business.

Residents of Tiger Point will have new places to shop beginning in 2024. A new development, Tiger Point Place, is currently preleasing space in their future shopping plaza, which is next to Concord Presbyterian Church of Gulf Breeze on Gulf Breeze Parkway.

According to the Santa Rosa County development order for the project, Tiger Point Place will be a commercial strip center for retail and offices with warehouse space. The project consists of the construction of a 20,000 square foot multitenant retail building, a 30,000 square foot multitenant maxi-warehouse building and 118,000 square feet of asphalt parking, concrete sidewalk and associated infrastructure.