Homicide investigation underway after body discovered in shallow grave
Homicide investigation underway after body discovered in shallow grave
Detectives with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on December 14 received information about a missing persons case from May of this year. Immediately upon receiving this information, detectives obtained a search warrant for 7796 Hwy 4 in Jay Florida. After a non-stop weekend of searching, a shallow grave was located on Sunday in the … read more
Representative Jayer Williamson earns key appointments
Representative Jayer Williamson earns key appointments
Florida Speaker of the House Jose Oliva has appointed Rep. Jayer Williamson (District 3) as chairman of the Government Operations & Technology Appropriations subcommittee. As an appropriations subcommittee chairman he will also serve on the full House Appropriations Committee. “It is an honor to be named a chairman under Speaker Oliva and I am grateful … read more
Free smoking cessation classes offered
Free smoking cessation classes offered
Free smoking cessation classes will take place at the following locations. Additionally, if medically appropriate, those 18 years or older can received free Nicotine replacement patches, lozenges or gum. GULF BREEZE: Good Samaritan Clinic, located at 4435 Gulf Breeze Parkway Quit Smoking Now Wednesdays 11 am January 9 – February 6, 2019 Wednesdays 11 … read more
Grants for bear-resistant dumpster retro kits available in south Santa Rosa County
Grants for bear-resistant dumpster retro kits available in south Santa Rosa County
Grant funds are available to businesses that generate organic waste, including restaurants, camping/RV sites, day cares, assistant living facilities and apartment buildings in the BearWise ordinance area, which includes all of Santa Rosa County south of the Yellow River, including Holley, Navarre and the unincorporated area of Gulf Breeze. Customers must have a front-load dumpster; side-loading or individual cans are not eligible. To apply, … read more
Businessmen start new effort to incorporate Navarre
Businessmen start new effort to incorporate Navarre
File photo depicts the former welcome sign at Navarre Beach Bridge. Many Navarre residents expressed anger when the iconic sign and traditional branding as “Florida’s Best Kept Secret” was replaced by Santa Rosa County. A group of Navarre businessmen have formed a political action committee aimed to revive the effort to incorporate Navarre, and a … read more
Pensacola CBD Store offers free delivery to South Santa Rosa
Pensacola CBD Store offers free delivery to South Santa Rosa
Owner Jeanelle Velasquez, left, pictured with Your CBD Store products and Co-owner Richelle Arnold. The store, located on Creighton Road in Pensacola, hosted its grand opening December 13 and offers free delivery to South Santa Rosa County. A one-of-a-kind store offering cannabis oil products has opened on Creighton Road in Pensacola and offers free deliver … read more
Partnership provides consulting for Santa Rosa County small businesses
Partnership provides consulting for Santa Rosa County small businesses
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding between the University of West Florida Small Business Development Center and Santa Rosa County for the purpose of assisting more small businesses in Santa Rosa County. Through this one of a kind partnership, the UWF SBDC and Santa Rosa County will collectively … read more
FWC proposes June 11 – July 12 Gulf red snapper recreational season
FWC proposes June 11 – July 12 Gulf red snapper recreational season
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its December meeting in St. Augustine directed staff to proceed with a proposal that would set the popular and economically important 2019 Gulf red snapper recreational season. Under the current draft proposal, the Gulf season would be open June 11 through July 12, with a possible … read more
FWC aims to regulate shore-based shark fishing
FWC aims to regulate shore-based shark fishing
South Santa Rosa News file photo At its December meeting in St. Augustine, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved draft changes to shark fishing regulations, including management changes for the shore-based shark fishery. These changes will increase survival of released sharks, improve information gathering of the fishery and address some of the … read more
Road between Navarre and Pensacola Beaches to reopen at 5 pm today
Road between Navarre and Pensacola Beaches to reopen at 5 pm today
Gulf Islands National Seashore will reopen Highway 399 (J. Earle Bowden Way), the road between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach through the Santa Rosa Area, at 5:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, December 12. The road was closed in October ahead of Hurricane Michael making landfall on the Gulf Coast. The hurricane caused significant damage to the … read more
