Man accused of exposing penis to 8-year-old girl in Walmart
Man accused of exposing penis to 8-year-old girl in Walmart
A 24-year-old Colorado man was arrested after police observed video surveillance showing him “stalking” an 8-year-old girl at Walmart in Tiger Point and exposing his penis to her while appearing to masturbate. Jonathan Tyler O’Brien, 24, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was arrested August 2 on two related charges and remains in Santa Rosa County Jail … read more
Hunter safety courses offered in Santa Rosa County
Hunter safety courses offered in Santa Rosa County
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety courses in Santa Rosa County. Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them. Traditional course students must complete the entire course in person. All firearms, ammunition and materials are … read more
Man charged with aggravated assault with a weedeater
Man charged with aggravated assault with a weedeater
A Miramar Beach man is charged with aggravated assault and other crimes after he threatened Destin Water Users workers with a weed eater. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 32-year old Austin Hopper of 170 Indigo Loop with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies were called to … read more
Pier proposals offer capital improvements
Pier proposals offer capital improvements
Rendering from the Walters/Mobley proposal 11 vendors are vying to operate the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. At Monday’s bid opening the following businesses submitted proposals to Santa Rosa County, which owns the facility. All bidders except one, Navarre Beach Management and Holdings, LLC, offered to return 100 percent of pier admission fees to the county. … read more
Emergency Management planner asks business community to help needy locals
Emergency Management planner asks business community to help needy locals
Mark your calendars and make plans to join the Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce for its August 11th Membership Breakfast. Guest speaker is Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Plans Chief Daniel Hahn, who is asking the business community to help locals in need. “After a disaster people are affected negatively, usually by water or … read more
Tropical Storm develops in Gulf
Tropical Storm develops in Gulf
UPDATED A Tropical Depression in the Gulf of Mexico has developed into Tropical Storm Emily, and a tropical storm warning has been issued for west-central Florida. This morning, Governor Rick Scott spoke with the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) to get an update on potential storm impacts. Scott urges all Floridians to monitor the … read more
SRPE retains bargaining agent status
SRPE retains bargaining agent status
The newly formed Santa Rosa Education Association, which tried to ursup the 42-year-old Santa Rosa County teacher’s union, failed to achieve bargaining agent status for the district’s roughly 1,900 educators. “The Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE) is proud to announce that after the votes were tallied today in Tallahassee by the Public Employees Relations Commission … read more
Gulf Breeze High administrator arrested
Gulf Breeze High administrator arrested
Gulf Breeze High School Assistant Principal of Guidance Sean Tomey was arrested on three charges July 20 after a local pharmacy contacted Gulf Breeze Police to report possible prescription fraud. Charges include two counts of passing a forged prescription and one count of fraud. Tomey, 43, of the 600 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway was … read more
Chamber faces termination of lease
Chamber faces termination of lease
Santa Rosa County’s tourism industry has spiked 170 percent since 2009, and that growth has created the need for more staff at the county’s tourist development office, resulting in the proposed termination of the Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce’s leased office spaces inside the county’s south end Visitor Information Center. The chamber has been leasing … read more
Massive Gulf reef project expected in 2018
Massive Gulf reef project expected in 2018
Construction of the largest phase of the Navarre Beach nearshore Gulf snorkeling reef system is expected to begin soon. The third phase will be a one mile wide and two mile long addition to be constructed one mile south of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. “This is the first public reef deployment off Navarre designed for … read more
