Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
The Santa Rosa County Commission will be hearing about changes in state rules possible fines surrounding human-bear interactions when it meets on Monday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will make a presentation about human-bear interactions at the commission’s committee meeting on Monday, set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 25, at the Santa Rosa … read more
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
“This area has changed.” Those words muffled out of Ducky Wing’s mouth, a Soundside Drive resident who said her daughter was attacked by a Florida Black Bear early last Wednesday morning. A black bear, who she said also attacked her daughter’s dog unprovoked, killing it. Wing’s comment about the area changing was in regards to … read more
Traffanstead gets day in court
Traffanstead gets day in court
Alleged child sex abuse suspect Jason Traffanstead, 39, had a bond hearing Tuesday before Circuit Judge Ross Goodman, who issued a $1 million cash bond for violation of probation, stemming from an October 2015 charge involving corporal punishment of one of his three adopted children. Traffanstead, a Gulf Breeze resident, was booked into Santa Rosa … read more
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
The city is currently questioning why they even purchased the Tiger Point Golf Course. Since they acquired it for $2.9 million in 2012, the city has failed to make the profit on the course that they envisioned. And their intentions for the course have nearly dissipated. One of the city’s original motives when they purchased … read more
City gets counteroffer on Peyton Building
City gets counteroffer on Peyton Building
The City of Gulf Breeze recently obtained a counteroffer to their counteroffer they sent to J.G. Buehler and Company for the sale of the Peyton Building that sits on the edge of the Gulf Island National Seashore. The building, which has sat vacant for years, was purchased by the city with the intentions to utilize … read more
Evers shakes up election year
Evers shakes up election year
Florida Senator Greg Evers triggered action by other state and local officials this week after announcing Tuesday that he will seek the Congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, who isn’t seeking re-election. Evers joins a crowded field of candidates, which includes Florida House District 4 Representative Matt Gaetz, in the race to replace Miller. … read more
Beach renourishment underway
Beach renourishment underway
Wednesday morning large equipment was moved behind Beach Colony West Condominiums on Navarre Beach. It will be used to install a 2,200-foot submerged pipeline from an offshore borrow pit to the shoreline. Weeks Marine, Inc. is performing the $17.4 million renourishment project for the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, and per a county … read more
Report: Man uses hammer to assault Gulf Breeze resident
Report: Man uses hammer to assault Gulf Breeze resident
A Fort Walton Beach man was put behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail last Friday after Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies were able to track the man down after linking him to two alleged assaults that occurred back in August 2015. According to the arrest reports, one of those incidents occurred on August 25 … read more
Report: Father ID’s sons who were caught burglarizing a vehicle
Report: Father ID’s sons who were caught burglarizing a vehicle
Two brothers were slapped with burglary charges after their own father identified them on video surveillance footage stealing items from a vehicle at the Navarre Walmart and saw them on the video attempting to steal the same car they were burglarizing. According to the arrest report, both John Abegg, 28, and his brother Dennis Abegg, … read more
Holley-Navarre Water officials concerned about solicitation letters
Holley-Navarre Water officials concerned about solicitation letters
During the April 19 Holley-Navarre Water System board meeting, former president Daryl Lynchard made fellow directors aware of a solicitation letter being sent to local water customers by a Connecticut-based company — not the local utility. The letter from HomeServe USA Repair Management reads “Important Information about Your Water Line” and solicits new customers to … read more
