BOOMTOWN!
BOOMTOWN!
Submitted photo An artist’s rendering of the planned Navarre Marina and Boardwalk. The marina opens May 9, and local businessman James Dabney said he plans to start construction on the boardwalk this summer. Both facilities will be adjacent to his popular restaurant, East River Smokehouse, located on U.S. 98. Two massive apartment complexes on … read more
Local man’s “invaluable” work preventing shorebird deaths
Local man’s “invaluable” work preventing shorebird deaths
Photo by Romi White Wilder pictured at the April 27 volunteer event with Audubon Florida Panhandle Shorebird Program Manager Caroline Stahala. For roughly a dozen years Navarre resident Kenny Wilder, founder of ECT Telecom, has led the charge to protect threatened species of nesting shorebirds on Navarre Beach. Wilder, also a talented photographer whose … read more
Huston Walters enters Florida House District 3 race
Huston Walters enters Florida House District 3 race
Huston Walters of Navarre has entered the race for Florida House District 3 as a Republican candidate. “I’m running to lower taxes and give more freedom to the people of the State of Florida and the District,” Walters told South Santa Rosa News. Walters, 25, currently helps run his family’s business, Johnny Huston’s restaurant in … read more
Require bear-proof garbage cans for state money, FWC says
Require bear-proof garbage cans for state money, FWC says
Santa Rosa County could be in line for state money to help combat human-bear interaction if the county is willing to pass an ordinance requiring residents to bear-proof their garbage. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has $500,000 in money from the Legislature to be allocated to counties to help with bear issues, but … read more
Employee accidentally discharged gun in county building after hours
Employee accidentally discharged gun in county building after hours
After the close of business April 21, an employee of the Santa Rosa County Tax Collector’s office accidentally discharged his concealed firearm while at his desk. According to Santa Rosa County Tax Collector Stan Colie Nichols, there were no injuries as a result of the accident, which he said is the first incident of its kind at … read more
Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
The Santa Rosa County Commission will be hearing about changes in state rules possible fines surrounding human-bear interactions when it meets on Monday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will make a presentation about human-bear interactions at the commission’s committee meeting on Monday, set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 25, at the Santa Rosa … read more
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
“This area has changed.” Those words muffled out of Ducky Wing’s mouth, a Soundside Drive resident who said her daughter was attacked by a Florida Black Bear early last Wednesday morning. A black bear, who she said also attacked her daughter’s dog unprovoked, killing it. Wing’s comment about the area changing was in regards to … read more
Traffanstead gets day in court
Traffanstead gets day in court
Alleged child sex abuse suspect Jason Traffanstead, 39, had a bond hearing Tuesday before Circuit Judge Ross Goodman, who issued a $1 million cash bond for violation of probation, stemming from an October 2015 charge involving corporal punishment of one of his three adopted children. Traffanstead, a Gulf Breeze resident, was booked into Santa Rosa … read more
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
The city is currently questioning why they even purchased the Tiger Point Golf Course. Since they acquired it for $2.9 million in 2012, the city has failed to make the profit on the course that they envisioned. And their intentions for the course have nearly dissipated. One of the city’s original motives when they purchased … read more
City gets counteroffer on Peyton Building
City gets counteroffer on Peyton Building
The City of Gulf Breeze recently obtained a counteroffer to their counteroffer they sent to J.G. Buehler and Company for the sale of the Peyton Building that sits on the edge of the Gulf Island National Seashore. The building, which has sat vacant for years, was purchased by the city with the intentions to utilize … read more
