Commissioners to pick up to 5 pier bid finalists for Oct. 9 presentations
Commissioners to pick up to 5 pier bid finalists for Oct. 9 presentations
Santa Rosa County Commissioners during their August 21 board committee meeting decided during the week of September 11 to select up to five pier proposal vendors as finalists, who will be asked to present their respective bids to the board during an October 9 special meeting. The current pier operations contract with Coastal Concessions expires … read more
County to vote on picking top 3 finalists for pier proposals
County to vote on picking top 3 finalists for pier proposals
UPDATE: Commissioners today decided to select up to five finalists the week of September 11. Those finalist will be invited to present their bids during an Oct. 9 special meeting. Santa Rosa County Commissioners during this morning’s board committee meeting will discuss whether or not to rank the top three pier proposals during the week … read more
Emergency crews respond to reported drowning on Navarre Beach
Emergency crews respond to reported drowning on Navarre Beach
A woman in her forties has been transported via ground ambulance to Gulf Breeze Hospital after first responders were called to the scene of a reported drowning with CPR in progress on Navarre Beach. As of 4:49 p.m., Santa Rosa County Emergency Management nor Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Mike Howard could confirm the woman … read more
Emergency crews respond to reported drowning on Navarre Beach
Emergency crews respond to reported drowning on Navarre Beach
A woman in her forties has been transported via ground ambulance to Gulf Breeze Hospital after first responders were called to the scene of a reported drowning with CPR in progress on Navarre Beach. As of 4:49 p.m., Santa Rosa County Emergency Management nor Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Mike Howard could confirm the woman … read more
Local sheriff issues warning about blue pills
Local sheriff issues warning about blue pills
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to alert the public in reference to what could be potentially deadly fentanyl being sold in the local area in a blue pill form that appears to be oxycodone. When you look up the markings on Drugs.com, the pills would be identified as Oxycodone, which is what they are … read more
Cop takes down defiant woman on Hwy. 87 S
Cop takes down defiant woman on Hwy. 87 S
A 27-year-old woman with an active warrant lied to police about her identity yesterday. But eventually cops determined her true identity, and after a struggle she was taken to jail and also charged for drugs found in her purse. During an August 15 traffic stop on Hwy. 87 S for an expired tag, an officer … read more
Restrooms approved for Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
Restrooms approved for Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Rob Williamson minutes ago announced that Governor Rick Scott and his cabinet today approved restrooms for Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Williamson described it as “Something that is going to be a great improvement” for the pier, which he said is the longest pier in the Gulf of Mexico. According to … read more
Base closure threat looms
Base closure threat looms
Florida Senator Doug Broxson last week told the Navarre Area Board of Realtors the state is “poised to fair well” during expected federal military base realignment and closure proceedings. According to Broxson, who serves as chairman of Florida’s Defense Support Task Force, the Department of Defense is pushing for another BRAC round. Five BRAC rounds … read more
Florida breaks tourism record and Santa Rosa sees double-digit gains
Florida breaks tourism record and Santa Rosa sees double-digit gains
Governor Rick Scott announced today that Florida set a record with the highest number of visitors of any six months in the state’s history with 60.7 million visitors, according to VISIT FLORIDA. And locally, tourism numbers also continue to climb. Overall, Florida showed a 4.1-percent increase over the same period in 2016 with 53.2 million … read more
Massive solar panel arrays nearly complete
Massive solar panel arrays nearly complete
Officials from the U.S. Air Force and Navy will join representatives from Gulf Power and Coronal Energy August 22 for a ceremonial “Flip the Switch” event, celebrating completion of the three largest solar arrays on U.S. Department of Defense property, including one located at the Holley Outlying Landing Field on East Bay Boulevard in Navarre. … read more
