Never too soon: Commissioners need bridge funding plan
May 2, 2023
When Santa Rosa County accepted ownership of Navarre Beach Bridge in 2004, it expected to replace the bridge in as few as 10 years. Almost 20 years later, we’re still using the 63-year-old bridge.
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Let’s stop playing around with parks and recreation
April 25, 2023
Santa Rosa County seems ready to change how it manages parks and recreation.
Commission Chairman Colten Wright recently introduced plans to partner with the City of Gulf Breeze to study building a…
County stumbles in early steps at LDC revisions
April 18, 2023
The highly anticipated review of Santa Rosa County’s Land Development Code got off to a rocky start last week – to the surprise of no one who participated in the contentious 2021 rewrite.
Middle school sports are a start; school board, county can do better
April 11, 2023
Excited social media posts rippled across Santa Rosa County last week when the school board approved adding a limited middle school sports program.
It’s about time. Our neighbors in Escambia and O…
Hero or heel?
March 29, 2023
I thank God that I live in Florida where we have government that is moral and believes in the founding principles of our country: freedom to live with limited involvement by the government and beli…
Proposal to allow death penalty for child rapes should move forward
March 27, 2023
In this week’s Eye on Government page, we have a story about a proposed bill making its way through the Florida Senate committees that would allow people convicted of sexual battery on children und…
Local government: Potholes get filled, or they don’t
March 20, 2023
A budget workshop last month became a political science lecture when commissioners disagreed about how Santa Rosa County should craft its next spending plan.
Staff suggested creating new revenue s…
Read the Bible
March 20, 2023
The saying goes, “You learn something new every day.” I have something worth sharing.
During World War II, with all it’s horrible statistics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Bible New Testaments…
FWC press release does not make agency look good
March 9, 2023
In this business, you see a lot of press releases come into your email inbox.
A lot of them are very useful, about our communities and the people and events in them that we are happy to share.
Chambers Unite
February 23, 2023
It was a great day for Navarre businesses on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce awards and installation breakfast.
After a year of hard work behind the scenes, the two…