Registered sexual predator caught with child porn
Registered sexual predator caught with child porn
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson during a Wednesday afternoon press conference announced that a registered sexual predator was busted with child pornography. Milton resident Richard Andrew Jackson, 46, has been a designated sexual predator for decades, Johnson said. A tip from someone who saw the images on Jackson’s phone led to his arrest. According … read more
Chance for all to play ball
Chance for all to play ball
Santa Rosa County District 5 Commissioner Lane Lynchard pictured May 10 with Homer, mascot for Miracle League Santa Rosa County will get its first special needs ball field next year thanks to a dedicated board of directors and support from county and state leaders who stepped up to help fund its roughly $330,000 construction. District … read more
Feasibility study initiated for Navarre community access road
Feasibility study initiated for Navarre community access road
Santa Rosa County and Volkert in coordination with the Florida Department of Transportation has initiated a feasibility study for the Navarre community access road. This is the beginning step in a multi-year process for the assessment of the need and possible location for a new east-west corridor, north of US 98/SR 30. Over the next … read more
Disturbance in Gulf of Mexico fizzles out
Disturbance in Gulf of Mexico fizzles out
The National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory shows an area of low pressure in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico is forecast to degenerate. NHC reduced the chance of formation from 40 percent down to zero percent in its 8:05 a.m. EDT update. “A broad non-tropical area of low pressure located over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico … read more
21 Air Commandos receive Distinguished Flying Cross
21 Air Commandos receive Distinguished Flying Cross
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron stand at attention during a May 11 Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Hurlburt Field. 21 Air Commandos from four Spooky gunship crews with the 4th SOS were presented Distinguished Flying Crosses for … read more
Utility board officer resigns amid complaints
Utility board officer resigns amid complaints
Holley-Navarre Water System Treasurer Ricki DeSantis resigned following last night’s board meeting, citing health reasons. DeSantis was facing multiple complaints seeking to remove him and three other board members from office after actions they took resulted in a large cash settlement for a former employee. DeSantis participated in Tuesday’s meeting via phone and had to ask … read more
Free Trolley Service Starts May 25 on Pensacola Beach
Free Trolley Service Starts May 25 on Pensacola Beach
The free trolley service on Pensacola Beach will kick into full swing on Friday, May 25, at 4 p.m., with the start of Memorial Day weekend. The trolley system, funded by the Santa Rosa Island Authority, is free to all riders. Three open-air trolleys will service the beach daily. While one trolley will be running east, another will be running west. … read more
Man arrested for DUI after Polaris crash injures two minors
Man arrested for DUI after Polaris crash injures two minors
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that Michael Magnum, 24, lost control of a Polaris RZR (Side-by-Side) and crashed with two juvenile passengers. Magnum was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and serving alcohol to a minor. According to FHP, Magnum was traveling northbound May 13 on Springdale Drive … read more
New opiod laws start July 1
New opiod laws start July 1
Columnist Nick McMellon, Pharm.D., Rx Express Pharmacy of Navarre Starting in July, patients and medical providers in Florida will see new opioid laws. This has raised many questions and concerns. Many patients who suffer from chronic pain are concerned about continuing to receive treatment. These new laws limit most opioid prescriptions for acute pain to … read more
Gulf Breeze cops stop man for driving 112 mph in a 45-mph zone
Gulf Breeze cops stop man for driving 112 mph in a 45-mph zone
Gulf Breeze Police Sergeant Kerstan Tatro on May 7 clocked a white Jeep traveling southbound on Pensacola Bay Bridge at 112 mph. Another GBPD officer saw the vehicle when it entered the 600 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway traveling eastbound at a speed estimated at 60 mph in a 35-mph zone. The officer attempted to … read more
