Florida Sheriffs Deploy Team to Louisiana to Assist with Hurricane Ida Recovery Efforts
Florida Sheriffs Deploy Team to Louisiana to Assist with Hurricane Ida Recovery Efforts
Sheriffs and their dedicated staff throughout Florida are coming together to assist residents and public safety leaders of Louisiana as they work to recover from the devastating impacts caused by Hurricane Ida. The category four hurricane made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2021. The Florida Division of Emergency Management, … read more
Adams Sanitation Plans Legal Action Against Santa Rosa County
Adams Sanitation Plans Legal Action Against Santa Rosa County
Adams Sanitation plans to file a Writ of Certiorari against Santa Rosa County for cancelling its September 9 permit appeal hearing. Adams Sanitation also affirms its intent to provide twice weekly garbage service in South Santa Rosa County, starting October 1. Adams Sanitation asserts the county “improperly” provided an exclusive franchise agreement to Waste Pro … read more
Federal Civil Rights Charges Against Former Santa Rosa Correctional Institution Officer
Federal Civil Rights Charges Against Former Santa Rosa Correctional Institution Officer
Andrew J. Femmer, 29, of Tampa, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for depriving an inmate his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment as well as for falsifying official reports, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida today. The indictment alleges that … read more
UWF’s President Emeritus Appointed to Florida Historical Commission
UWF’s President Emeritus Appointed to Florida Historical Commission
Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Five to the Florida Historical Commission Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the appointment of Rick Gonzalez, Michael Francis, Kathleen Kauffman, Judith Bense and Clifford Smith to the Florida Historical Commission. Bense, of Pensacola, is an archaeologist who sine 1980 has been at the University of West Florida, where she founded … read more
Local Duo’s Video Premiers Monday on The Country Network
Local Duo’s Video Premiers Monday on The Country Network
Photos courtesy Jessie Ritter and Austin Forman Florida Panhandle musicians Jessie Ritter and Austin Forman recently teamed up to perform an original song, “The One Who Cares the Least,” which was co-written by Forman and Bobby Walkup of Navarre. The video premiers at 8:40 a.m., Monday, September 6 on The Country Network (TCN). Ritter in … read more
Roger Stone Backs Local Musician
Roger Stone Backs Local Musician
Roger Stone, a political consultant for multiple U.S. Presidents since the 1970s known for using guerilla tactics in political warfare, has singled out a local musician he intends to make the modern troubadour of the Republican Party. Austin Forman last year shot to success with the viral political hit “Pallets Full of Ballots,” which he … read more
Multiple East Navarre Property Owners Seek to Use U.S. 98 Commercial Property for Housing Developments
Multiple East Navarre Property Owners Seek to Use U.S. 98 Commercial Property for Housing Developments
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board on September 9 will hear two agenda requests from U.S. 98 property owners who seek to use commercial property on U.S. 98 in East Navarre for future residential housing. Derek Waters is seeking a conditional use to allow multiple family dwelling structures within a highway commercial development zoning district … read more
Blackwater Heritage State Trail Improvements Underway
Blackwater Heritage State Trail Improvements Underway
Waterless restroom recently installed on the Blackwater Heritage State Trail. Submitted photo. The Blackwater Heritage State Trail improvement project is underway and includes the installation of a waterless restroom, water bottle filling station, two water fountains and 16 benches as well as the stabilization of areas in critical need along the 8.1-mile trail. The new … read more
Fort Walton Beach Man Faces Federal Indictment For $25M Scheme to Defraud Gaetz Family
Fort Walton Beach Man Faces Federal Indictment For $25M Scheme to Defraud Gaetz Family
Stephen M. Alford, 62, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury on counts of wire fraud and the attempted prevention of seizure of an electronic device, announced Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Alford was arrested on August 31, 2021 and made his … read more
Housing, Retail or Hotels Possible for Hwy. 87 S
Housing, Retail or Hotels Possible for Hwy. 87 S
Olde City Developers, owned by Pensacola attorney Charles Liberis, earlier this year purchased a roughly 7-acre parcel on the west side of Hwy. 87 S located just south of Interstate 10. The parcel was subsequently rezoned to HCD for possible future housing or retail. Additionally, highway frontage across the road is eyed for a future … read more
