Residents question county attorney’s experience
After complaints concerning recent county procedures and policy enactments prompted by Santa Rosa County Attorney Angela J. Jones, some citizens have started questioning her expertise and experience.
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Whooping cough cases in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa counties
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FORT WALTON BEACH — Health officials in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties have confirmed several confirmed cases of whopping cough so far this year.
Florida is 12th least obese state; Santa Rosa higher than state average
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Florida is now the twelfth least obese state in the nation, according to a report released last week from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
County feeling pier pressure
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The selection process of the management of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is turning out to be much like a fishing expedition. Lines are cast, but you never know what’s going to come back.
Furman: Reduced budget forces county to become ‘reactionary’ to flooding
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As the wettest summer in recent history draws to a close, some Navarre residents are still feeling the repercussions the heavy rain has caused and are looking to Santa Rosa County for help.
County tobacco-free coalition to meet Sept. 12
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Smoke-free houses and businesses will be topics discussed at the next Santa Rosa County Tobacco-Free Coalition meeting, which will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 12 in the main conference room of the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County at 5527 Stewart Street in Milton.
July’s flooding floats county drainage to forefront
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Brenda Breland had just about given up hope of seeing a resolution to the standing water in the back yard of her home on Cagle Drive that has remained since the first round of flooding in the Navarre area on July 4. She had contacted the county department of public works and even had gone as far as calling a FEMA claims agent out to review the situation — but neither was helpful prior to Monday.
County waits on RESTORE funding
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Santa Rosa County is still unsure of its cut of RESTORE funds, and frustrations over the matter continued at the August 5 Santa Rosa County Commissioners meeting.
Bill aims to grant Santa Rosa Island leaseholders ownership
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The move to turn Navarre Beach leaseholders into fee-simple owners took a giant leap forward on August 1 with the much-anticipated introduction of a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller.
Santa Rosa elections website gets user-friendly upgrades
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The Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Office has launched a new website, votesantarosa.com, which upgrades the user-interface compared to the office’s previous site.