Countywide Candidates Submit April 2022 Reports
Countywide Candidates Submit April 2022 Reports
With April campaign reports turned in, candidates are turning their eyes toward the final stretch ahead of the August 23 primary election. Qualification week takes place in June, and mail out ballots are distributed in July ahead of early voting, which will begin August 8. Two Santa Rosa County Commission seats are up for grabs, … read more
Pace Student Wins Statewide Art Contest
Pace Student Wins Statewide Art Contest
Ramona Lungu, a 6th Grader at Thomas L. Sims Middle School in Pace, won the middle school division for her art. In honor of Earth Day 2022, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted an art competition for students in the fourth to 12th grades. The art contest theme – “What do you love … read more
Challenger Withdraws from, Endorses Piech for District 4 Commission Race
Challenger Withdraws from, Endorses Piech for District 4 Commission Race
Republican Paul Gault on May 6 announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsing incumbent Dave Piech for the Santa Rosa County District 4 County Commission race. Per the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections website, Gault has not yet officially withdrawn. The SOE website shows Piech, a Republican, who prefiled for re-election in February … read more
Sheriff’s Office Audio Reveals Officers Decided About Donkey Running Loose
Sheriff’s Office Audio Reveals Officers Decided About Donkey Running Loose
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) has released audio from dispatch calls received April 12 related to a donkey, running loose on Deaton Bridge Road, which was put down by a livestock contractor, who was arrested in related to the incident. The calls seem to contradict a previous press release and social media post from … read more
OPINION: The Reasons for Two Incorporation Efforts Are Ego and Power
OPINION: The Reasons for Two Incorporation Efforts Are Ego and Power
When a group is pursuing a goal, and members of that group decide to strike out on their own and hijack the effort and call it their own, you must question two things – motive and agenda. Welcome to Preserve Navarre. The motive – a narcissistic desire to be the public face of an effort … read more
Candidates Spout Off on The Proposed Incorporation of Navarre
Candidates Spout Off on The Proposed Incorporation of Navarre
Here’s what local candidates have to say about the proposed incorporation of Navarre, following the release of one of two feasibility studies on the issue. Preserve Navarre released its study April 24. Navarre Area United plans to release both its study and charter next month. FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 3 Mariya Calkins – As a conservative … read more
UWF to offer 60 Explore Summer camps
UWF to offer 60 Explore Summer camps
The University of West Florida Continuing Education will offer 60 UWF Explore Summer Camps this year. Since 2006, UWF Explore Camps has offered quality summer programs to the University and community. The STEAM camp experiences offer hands-on learning opportunities from University faculty and local educators for incoming 1st-12th graders. Camps are located on the Pensacola … read more
Proposed City of Navarre Budget Would Cost $22.3M Annually by 2028
Proposed City of Navarre Budget Would Cost $22.3M Annually by 2028
According to a feasibility report released April 24 by Preserve Navarre, it would cost nearly $22.3 million by fiscal year 2028 to operate a proposed future City of Navarre, if voters approve moving forward with the effort, which excludes the community of Holley. The proposal also includes borrowing $9 million at a cost of $525,000 … read more
Nuisance Animal Contractor Turns Himself In
Nuisance Animal Contractor Turns Himself In
Nuisance Wildlife Contractor Philip Alan Hayes, 54, of Pace, turned himself in to Santa Rosa County Jail last night after a warrant was issued for his arrest, stemming from his involvement handling a complaint about a donkey running loose on Deaton Bridge Road. Hayes was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor count of inhuman slaughter of … read more
CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATS AGAINST U.S. CONGRESSMAN GAETZ
CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THREATS AGAINST U.S. CONGRESSMAN GAETZ
Eugene Huelsman, 59, of Thousand Oaks, California, pled guilty today to one count of transmission of a threat in interstate commerce. The plea was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. During the plea hearing, Huelsman admitted that, on January 9, 2021, he telephoned United States Congressman Matthew … read more
