On Jan. 23, Santa Rosa’s new sheriff Bob Johnson will go before the board to ask for nearly $1.8 million in raises for his deputies trying to fulfill the promise he made to his officers at his swearing in ceremony.

When it comes to homelessness, our country’s veterans are considered a higher risk population.

The election of two members to the Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) board of directors will be held Jan. 17, and the rules regarding how to vote have changed. The 2015 and 2016 elections led to accusations of candidates and even HNWS employees manipulating proxies. The addition of absentee ballots and PIN numbers is the utility’s answer to correcting that.

Although medical marijuana sales are supposed to be available in more Florida venues starting this week, the City of Gulf Breeze is considering a one-year moratorium on dispensing and treatment centers within its borders.

The state’s proposed acquisition of the Garcon Point Bridge could cost far more than originally building it, according to a new study by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Dredging done

About 1.3 million cubic yards of sand was dredged from the Gulf and piped onto the Navarre Beach shoreline.