Mosley splashes Raider homecoming 30-7
Mosley splashes Raider homecoming 30-7
Mosley defenders converge in the backfield, trapping a scrambling Raider quarterback Kyle Chambers. Photo by Stuart Camp. The Mosley Dolphins ran their unbeaten season record to seven games with a 30-7 victory against Navarre in Russell Stadium. Raider defenders held Mosley to it’s lowest point total of the season, as they had outscored their previous … read more
State Board of Education Sanctions School Districts for Failure to Follow the Law
State Board of Education Sanctions School Districts for Failure to Follow the Law
Due to school districts’ persistent violations of students’ and families’ educational and privacy rights, including literally barring many students with special needs from a free and appropriate public education, today the State Board of Education (SBOE) authorized Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran to financially sanction the salaries of elected school board bureaucrats in eight school … read more
More Vendors than Ever for Boo at the Zoo
More Vendors than Ever for Boo at the Zoo
Boo at the Zoo offers family fun for all ages and includes more than 50 vendors along the trick or treat trail. Photo courtesy Gulf Breeze Zoo. Boo at the Zoo is an annual family friendly event at Gulf Breeze Zoo, and this year’s festival will feature more vendors than ever along the trick or … read more
Small Apartment Complex, Tractor Supply Planned for 87 S
Small Apartment Complex, Tractor Supply Planned for 87 S
Highway 87 S continues to develop with plans for an 88-unit apartment complex and a Tractor Supply Company store. The owner of a 5.21-acre parcel on Hwy. 87 S has submitted a small-scale rezoning application. B and B Land, Inc. owner Nadja Robles in an application to Santa Rosa County stated the complex would consist … read more
Navarre Man Wins Second Place in State Lionfish Challenge
Navarre Man Wins Second Place in State Lionfish Challenge
Navarre Beach Marine Science Station photo The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its October meeting announced the winners of this year’s Lionfish Challenge, including Carl Antonik of Navarre, who took home the second place trophy for removing 1,582 invasive lionfish. “It was quite a challenge to get those,” Antonik, who owners Under … read more
Sportsmen Giving Back Donate $300K in 10 Years
Sportsmen Giving Back Donate $300K in 10 Years
2021 marks the 10th fundraising banquet for Sportsmen Givin’ Back, a local nonprofit which has donated more than $300,000 to area charities. Each year, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization hosts a family friendly banquet and donates 100% of its fundraising profits to local charities. This year 11 local charity recipients have been selected to receive funding … read more
School District Will Host Surveys and Town Halls to Formulate 5-Year Plan
School District Will Host Surveys and Town Halls to Formulate 5-Year Plan
Santa Rosa County District Schools will conduct electronic surveys and host a series of meetings in November to solicit public input toward the development of a strategic plan for 2022-2027. The district will be seeking input from parents, students, employees and the community, per SRSCD. Links to the online survey will be distributed later this … read more
Mom and Boyfriend Sentenced to Prison After Child’s Death
Mom and Boyfriend Sentenced to Prison After Child’s Death
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announced that on October 5, 2021, Destinee Merrell pled guilty to Accessory After the Fact to a First Degree Felony and two counts of Child Neglect. Merrell was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to ten years in state prison at the Florida Department of … read more
Former Gulf Breeze Assistant City Manager hired as Okaloosa Deputy County Administrator
Former Gulf Breeze Assistant City Manager hired as Okaloosa Deputy County Administrator
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on September 21 approved the recommendation to hire Sheila Fitzgerald as Deputy County Administrator of Support Services, and she reported for duty October 4. Fitzgerald brings 17 years of experience in the areas of budget management, grant administration and project management. She earned a Master of Science in … read more
State Acquires 2,115 Acres in Milton for Preservation in Wildlife Corridor
State Acquires 2,115 Acres in Milton for Preservation in Wildlife Corridor
Photo by Carlton Ward The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last Thursday announced the acquisition of a vital 2,115-acre parcel within the Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest Florida Forever project in Santa Rosa County. This parcel, which lies within a newly designated wildlife corridor, will enhance the connection between the Whiting Field Naval Air Station northward … read more
