Serial Thief Jailed Again for Trespassing and Drugs
Serial Thief Jailed Again for Trespassing and Drugs
Getting shot in the arm last November while trespassing at 2 a.m. wasn’t enough to deter serial thief Myrick “Brock” Hamilton from trespassing again. He was recently booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on multiple charges after being caught prowling last month at a family’s home on Hwy. 87 S. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office reports … read more
Wing Cook-off More than Just a Tasty Good Time
Wing Cook-off More than Just a Tasty Good Time
Kingsley, a non-speaking client of The Starfish Project, has learned to communicate using a device the nonprofit provided. His mom says one of his favorite things to say using the device is “I love you.” This weekend a crowd-pleasing fundraiser will take place in Navarre Park. Although the one-day event will feature tasty treats, kids … read more
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Repeatedly Raping Young Girl
Santa Rosa Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Repeatedly Raping Young Girl
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that a Santa Rosa County jury found Thomas Lawlis guilty as charged on two counts Sexual Battery Victim Less than 12 Defendant over 18. The guilty verdict was rendered on October 5, 2023. Throughout the late 90’s and early 2000’s, Lawlis would … read more
Parks Improvements Underway
Parks Improvements Underway
Holley Ball Park on Bob Tolbert Road is named after the late Lenny James Tolbert. Recently Holley-Navarre Fire District signed a Quit Claim Deed, reverting a portion of the park land containing a cinder-block storage building, back over the county. ADA bathrooms are planned for the park, which currently utilizes one portable toilet. Photo by … read more
Commissioner Aims to Rename Tiger Point Community Center to Honor Gaetz Family
Commissioner Aims to Rename Tiger Point Community Center to Honor Gaetz Family
Santa Rosa County District 3 Commissioner James Calkins has added an item to Monday’s commission committee meeting, seeking to rename the Tiger Point Community Center in honor of the Gaetz Family. “I will be making a motion to rename the facility the Gaetz Family Community Center,” Calkins told South Santa Rosa News on Thursday. “When … read more
Incarcerated Serial Killer Charged in Okaloosa County Cold Case after Medical Examiner’s Office use of New Technology
Incarcerated Serial Killer Charged in Okaloosa County Cold Case after Medical Examiner’s Office use of New Technology
In February 1996, Keith Jesperson, the serial killer known nationally as the Happy Face killer, admitted to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigator he was responsible for killing a “Jane Doe” in August 1994, and dumping her body near the Holt exit on Interstate 10. Jesperson told OCSO Investigator Glen Barbaree that he believed the … read more
Navarre Mom Arrested after Boarding and Refusing to Leave School Bus
Navarre Mom Arrested after Boarding and Refusing to Leave School Bus
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on September 21 responded to the area of Snug Waters and Banyan Drive in Holley By The Sea in reference to a trespass complaint after a parent boarded a school bus without permission and was refusing to leave. Dana Roxanne Stuart, 33, was booked September 29 into Santa Rosa County … read more
New Okaloosa Road Could Offer U.S. 98 Relief Between Hurlburt and Navarre
New Okaloosa Road Could Offer U.S. 98 Relief Between Hurlburt and Navarre
The Florosa Collector is a roughly three-mile, two-lane road proposed for local traffic north of U.S. 98, starting east of Solar Drive (near Arby’s) and ending at Green Drive (La Casa Blanca restaurant). Graphic by Romi White. Florida Senator Doug Broxson and other local and state leaders on Monday met with military and state transportation … read more
OPINION: Commissioner Kerry Smith is a Tyrannical Hypocrite
OPINION: Commissioner Kerry Smith is a Tyrannical Hypocrite
Smith pictured storming out of Monday’s meeting. He left the meeting twice while others were expressing their views on impact fees. Santa Rosa County District 2 Commissioner Kerry Smith is ok with the Board of County Commissioners taking action on an issue which isn’t noticed ahead of time on a meeting’s agenda – but only … read more
Holley-Navarre Water System Forensic Audit Report Now Available Online
Holley-Navarre Water System Forensic Audit Report Now Available Online
Utility employees, working to repair a water line break. Social media allegations of corruption have had a negative impact on employee morale – something new CEO Jeff Crigler hopes will improve after the release of a recently conducted forensic audit report. South Santa Rosa News file photo. Holley-Navarre Water System paid around $40,000 for a … read more
