Williamson earns second consecutive FAC Presidential Advocacy Award
The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) presented Santa Rosa County District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson with his second consecutive Presidential Advocacy Award at the 2017 FAC Annual Conference…
High school administrator arrested for prescription fraud
A Gulf Breeze High School administrator was arrested July 20 after passing a fraudulent prescription, police said.
Scammer poses as cash-demanding deputy
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a telephone scam involving the agency, according to a press release.
Gulf Breeze nears medical marijuana sales ban
The impending City of Gulf Breeze ordinance that prohibits medical marijuana sales outlets within the municipality’s borders leaves no room for misinterpretation—starting with its first words: “Ban i…
County’s planning déjà vu would be expensive
The County Commission’s recent proposal to pay up to $120,000 for an economic development strategy devised by a private consultant seems to ignore that it paid $25,000 for such a plan in 2013.
Leaders envision fresh economic strategy
Economist Rick Harper and some area leaders are suggesting dramatic change from the traditional approach to economic development that harks back to the 1920s, when then President Calvin Coolidge so f…
Avalon courthouse location is game changer
Pensacola businessman Jerry Long didn’t waste time in accepting Santa Rosa’s $850,000 offer for his 19 acres on Avalon Boulevard as the prospective site of the new county courthouse.
New dining, shops coming to Tiger Point
In addition to a new Publix, Tiger Point will be getting as many as 12 other new dining and shopping options at the Tiger Point Pavilion at 1430 Tiger Park Lane.
Fee simple passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill July 26 that would allow residents of Santa Rosa Island to claim ownership of their property rather than leasing it through the county.
