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.

The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office recently named county student worker Al Wilson as the replacement for former full-time employee Susan Poggione.

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.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners today are expected to approve the job posting in the search for a new county administrator.

Business continues to thrive in Santa Rosa Industrial Park, and a visit last week by county officials to a large retail conference appears to have attracted more industrial scouts to the area.

The South Santa Rosa Bicycle-Pedestrian path is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Santa Rosa County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, according to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s March report.