Challenger questions Parker’s use of county staff for dozens of promo videos
Challenger questions Parker’s use of county staff for dozens of promo videos
Santa Rosa County District 1 Commission Candidate Geoff Ross District 1 Commissioner Sam Parker since 2018 has been making rounds, recording promotional videos at more than two dozen Santa Rosa County businesses. His challenger, Geoff Ross, claims Parker copied that idea from him and also questions how the incumbent can use county staff to follow … read more
Moderna to Produce 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine
Moderna to Produce 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with Moderna, Inc. to manufacture and deliver 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The federal government will own these vaccine doses. Moderna will manufacture the vaccine doses while clinical trials are underway. Manufacturing in … read more
EDITORIAL: Are YOU part of Santa Rosa County’s problem???
EDITORIAL: Are YOU part of Santa Rosa County’s problem???
Santa Rosa County residents were infuriated when county commissioners didn’t bother to seek bids for the Waste Pro contract, which will cost customers more yet provide less pick-up days per week. Residents also seemed upset when commissioners decided to spend around $48 million fund a new county courthouse after voters thrice rejected the project. It … read more
U.S. Marshals Offer $5,000 for Information on Escaped Prisoner
U.S. Marshals Offer $5,000 for Information on Escaped Prisoner
The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a man who escaped from an Alabama jail July 31. Larry Dewayne Gaither, 43, was one of two men who escaped from the Calhoun County Jail. The Marshals arrested the other man, Bryant Deandre … read more
Baptist Health Care’s First Intuitive Health-Partnered Dual ER and Urgent Care Facility Nearing Completion
Baptist Health Care’s First Intuitive Health-Partnered Dual ER and Urgent Care Facility Nearing Completion
Plans for the opening of Baptist Emergency Room and Urgent Care in Navarre announced last September are on track. The facility will open in September at Baptist Medical Park – Navarre, located at 8888 Navarre Parkway. A partnership between Baptist and Intuitive Health will bring the first hybrid emergency room and urgent care clinic to … read more
Florida PSC Encourages Safe Digging on National 811 Day
Florida PSC Encourages Safe Digging on National 811 Day
August 11 is National 811 Day. Before you grab your shovel, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) urges you to call 811 before you dig to have underground utility lines marked. “National 811 Day, marking the numeric date 8-11, helps us to spread awareness on safe digging best practices,” said PSC Chairman Gary Clark. “Normally, … read more
Security Forces spouse claims AF award
Security Forces spouse claims AF award
Natasha Williams, 96th Security Forces Squadron Key Spouse, recently won the Air Force’s Key Spouse of the Year. The award recognizes an individual in the Air Force Key Spouse program, who makes a difference in Air Force families. News of winning the award sent Williams “over the moon.” “It wasn’t something I strived for. It … read more
Santa Rosa County seeks new Public Works Director
Santa Rosa County seeks new Public Works Director
Santa Rosa County is seeking a new Public Works Director after parting ways with Stephen Furman, who had worked more than two decades for the county. The job pays $91,062.40 – $112,320 annually. The job posting follows: General Description: Plans, organizes and directs the operations and activities of the Public Works Department. Essential Job Functions: … read more
FWC celebrates Blackwater Hatchery’s 80th anniversary
FWC celebrates Blackwater Hatchery’s 80th anniversary
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)’s Blackwater Hatchery is celebrating 80 years of operation on Friday, Aug. 14. Since 1940, Blackwater has produced tens of millions of fingerling and subadult freshwater fish that have been stocked in Florida’s freshwater lakes and rivers. The hatchery is in Santa Rosa County, approximately five miles west … read more
Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing in 850 Area Code starts in 2021
Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing in 850 Area Code starts in 2021
Beginning February 20, 2021, all local calls made within the Florida 850 area code will have use 10-digits: the area code + the 7-digit telephone number. Last November, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an “area code overlay” that will add the new 448 area code to the region now served by the existing … read more
