UPDATE: Adams Files Lawsuit Against Santa Rosa County
UPDATE: Adams Files Lawsuit Against Santa Rosa County
FOLLOW UP TO OUR SEPTEMBER 10 FRONT-PAGE STORY: Adams Sanitation today filed a lawsuit in circuit court, defending the right to appeal the rejection of its application to service the Southern part of Santa Rosa County. “We know we have a legal right to provide free-market competition for trash pickup services in the whole of … read more
Milton Panthers’ Bomb Seals 18-13 Win Over Navarre Raiders
Milton Panthers’ Bomb Seals 18-13 Win Over Navarre Raiders
Panther receiver Raymond Cottrell grabs a pass in the first half against the Navarre Raiders. (Photo by Stuart Camp) Milton’s Raymond Cottrell snared a late 30-yard bomb to vault over the Navarre Raiders Friday night, 18-13. This was the Panthers’ first victory over Navarre in 12 years, and the game-winning score came with 98 seconds … read more
OPINION: New Administrator Sets Clear Mission, Receives Board Support
OPINION: New Administrator Sets Clear Mission, Receives Board Support
Interim Santa Rosa County Administrator DeVann Cook, in a polite but firm August 30 letter to his “fellow employees,” made his expectations abundantly clear. “The citizens are our customers, and it is our prime mission to serve them to the best of our ability” and with “utmost respect.” That’s a profound paradigm shift from the … read more
Four to be Inducted to Pensacola State College’s Athletics Hall of Fame
Four to be Inducted to Pensacola State College’s Athletics Hall of Fame
Four of Pensacola State’s most-accomplished Pirates will make up the College’s 2021 Athletics Hall of Fame class. The honorees are Sen. Doug Broxson, president of the College’s first booster club; Catherine “Miss G” Gifford, a 50-year PSC employee who served as a student-athlete tutor for more than 30 years; Gerald McArthur, official scorer for the … read more
Santa Rosa Projects Announced as Finalists for 2021 IMPACT 100 Grants
Santa Rosa Projects Announced as Finalists for 2021 IMPACT 100 Grants
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, today announced 15 grant finalists selected for 2021. Out of the finalists, 11 will be selected to receive a grant of $101,820 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting, which will take place October 17. The fifteen finalists selected by IMPACT 100’s Focus Area … read more
Navarre Artist Aims to Enliven Rooms and Create Fun Pieces for Entertaining
Navarre Artist Aims to Enliven Rooms and Create Fun Pieces for Entertaining
Claudia Bant is a talented local artist, gifted in multiple mediums including resin, who can transform boring walls or furniture into gorgeous, unique focal points. She has an eye for design, especially abstract art, and uses that to transform rooms. Although living in a coastal community means she gets many requests for beach-themed art, she … read more
Pensacola Interstate Fair Announces 2021 Entertainment Lineup
Pensacola Interstate Fair Announces 2021 Entertainment Lineup
Returning for its 87th season Thursday, Oct. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 31, Pensacola’s biggest and longest-running annual agricultural and entertainment tradition returns, bringing with it the excitement of attractions and screams from exhilarating rides, exhibits, fair food, fun and shows for the whole family. This year’s Pensacola Interstate Fair entertainment lineup includes: THURSDAY, OCT. 21 … read more
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
