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Save Our Soundside Activists Face Legal Action Over Edited Video Attacks
Kendall Creighton of Save Our Soundside, a former staff member in Al Gore’s Office of Environmental Policy, pictured last summer at a local political rally. South Santa Rosa News file photo. Environmental activists associated with the local Save Our Soundside organization are facing potential legal consequences after sharing manipulated footage from a Santa Rosa County … read more
Taco Bell Employee Jailed After Admitting to Spitting into Nacho Cheese Served to Customer
34-year-old Felicia Sueanne Archer of the 6400 block of Da Lisa Road in Milton, was booked May 6 into Santa Rosa County Jail after video surveillance showed her spit into nacho cheese which was served to a female customer with whom she reportedly had “beef.” Archer was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor count of culpable negligence … read more
Popular Navarre Attraction Offers Locals Discount
Many people are familiar with the landmark inflatable water park and outdoor family adventure center on Santa Rosa Sound in Navarre, but some may not realize that Navarre Family Watersports offers a locals discount available to residents in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and parts of South Walton Counties – anyone living in a zip code … read more
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Proposed Alternative Future Sites for Wastewater Treatment
The existing City of Milton wastewater treatment plant currently discharges effluent directly into Blackwater River at its downtown location. City of Milton photo. Before we continue moving forward on an expensive vision for one large wastewater treatment plant and continue to compete with the County for growth in East Milton, I would like to suggest … read more
Joel Rudman Resigns from Pensacola State College Board of Trustees Ahead of Senate Ethics Hearing
Failed Congressional candidate Joel Rudman, who quit the Florida House District 3 job in an unsuccessful bid for Florida’s 1st Congressional District seat, has now also resigned from the Pensacola State College Board of Trustees position ahead of today’s Florida Senate Ethics Committee confirmation hearing. Last week the Florida Senate’s Committee on Higher Education Appropriations … read more
Commission Chairman Kerry Smith Accused of Lying to Avalon Estates Residents
Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Kerry Smith on Monday apologized after getting angry during the board’s committee meeting, following heavy criticism, including accusations of lying, over his handling of the clear cutting of county property within his district. Back in October 2024, Smith led residents in the Avalon Estates community to believe an existing 2001 … read more
Santa Rosa County Commissioners Take Step to Reinstate Tolls on Navarre Beach Bridge
Former District 4 County Commissioner Gordon Goodin in 2006 worked with state officials to get tolls removed from Navarre Beach Bridge. Today County Commissioners approved spending $385,665 toward the design of a Toll-by-Plate system and a rate study in a move toward reinstating tolls on the bridge for southbound traffic. The board approved a design … read more
