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Commissioner suggests changes to zoning board appointee process

November 3, 2021
During the Oct. 26 meeting, District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright expressed his idea that staff add the resume of any appointee that comes before the board. Wright’s reasoning is to provide tra…

District schedules strategic planning town hall meetings

November 3, 2021
The Santa Rosa County School District has partnered with Cognia, an international education accreditation association, to create a strategic plan for the district’s next five years. In October, a s…

Delegation supports Navarre Beach quest to be independent fire district

November 3, 2021
On Oct. 26, Florida’s state delegation that included Sen. Doug Broxson, Rep. Robert Alexander “Alex” Andrade and Rep. Jayer Williamson approved two local bills to be put on the next Florida legisla…

Commissioners narrowly vote to turn down second RV park

November 3, 2021
Many Santa Rosa citizens remember the Navarre Beach RV park that the county commissioners denied in July 2021, and during the Oct. 28 rezoning meeting, the board denied another request to build an…

Local paramedics, EMTs getting pay boosts

November 3, 2021
In Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, paramedics and EMTs are getting financial reminders of how valuable they are to the communities they serve. Last month, Lifeguard Ambulance, which provides …

City digs into water cross-contamination

November 2, 2021
The City of Gulf Breeze released a 105-page “After Action Report” Monday in response to the cross-connection error that left hundreds of Midway Water Service (MWS) customers with contaminated water…

Commissioners use excess fees to fund ‘boots on the ground’ infrastructure projects

November 1, 2021
Many Santa Rosa residents and county officials have witnessed an increase in development over the past year as more people want to live in the county. Due to the increase in development and ass…

Battle over church fence ends with 4-1 vote, threat of ethics complaint

October 31, 2021
Midway Baptist Church appealed their previously denied variance to the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 28., asking to replace their hurricane-damaged privacy fence with a chain-link fence an…

Siler presents case for Navarre Incorporation; representative sets conditions

October 30, 2021
The battle between Navarre incorporating or not continued as Preserve Navarre founder Wes Siler asked the state delegation to explain any further requirements to put Navarre’s incorporation on the …

Land cleared for new Navarre self-storage facility

October 29, 2021
Motorists passing by a newly cleared 5-acre parcel on the north side of U.S. Highway 98 may be wondering what will be built on the lot. The answer? Another self-storage facility.
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