OPINION: Local Business Seeks to Educate Public on Dirt Pits
OPINION: Local Business Seeks to Educate Public on Dirt Pits
We currently own and operate dirt pits, aka barrow pits, in Santa Rosa County and we and we are hoping to educate the public on the differences between dirt pits and landfills. The differences being dirt pits are where dirt, sand, and clay are dug from the ground to be used in everything from yard … read more
Parker Fires Back with Racism Accusation After County Clerk Demands Resignation
Parker Fires Back with Racism Accusation After County Clerk Demands Resignation
Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court & Comptroller Donald C. Spencer during the January 7 County Commission meeting called for District 1 Commissioner Sam Parker (pictured above) to resign. Parker shot back during the board’s January 11 work session, making a racial allegation against Spencer. Spencer on January 7 accused Parker of firing former County … read more
Volunteers needed Saturday to build beds for children
Volunteers needed Saturday to build beds for children
There are literally hundreds of children throughout Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties who aren’t sleeping in peace, but only dreaming of having a comfortable bed… all while struggling to get a decent night’s rest on a couch, chair, blanket, or even a cold, hard floor. To help provide them with a bed, Sleep in … read more
Santa Rosa Grand Jury Issues Two Indictments
Santa Rosa Grand Jury Issues Two Indictments
State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announces that the newly impaneled Grand Jury for Santa Rosa County, FL, have issued the following two indictments for prosecution: Hakeem Denarious Peterson has been charged with First Degree Felony Murder and Robbery Armed with a Firearm for the robbery at the Tom Thumb convenience store on Glover Lane in … read more
NAS Whiting Field Named Best Small Base in the Navy for 4th time since 2015
NAS Whiting Field Named Best Small Base in the Navy for 4th time since 2015
Naval Air Station Whiting Field has been named recipient of the 2021 Installation Excellence Award in the small base category. The award lauds the top Navy commands at shore for their installation management, program excellence and community outreach. Installations are graded across a number of key areas including: facilities management, quality of life, environment, energy, property … read more
Santa Rosa man nabbed for Attempting to Produce Child Porn, Traveling for Sex with Child
Santa Rosa man nabbed for Attempting to Produce Child Porn, Traveling for Sex with Child
Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit have charged a Pace man with attempting to produce child pornography, traveling to meet a minor for sex and three other felonies. 23-year old John Mason Collins, who resides at 4213 Alderwood Drive in Pace, was arrested January 8th after he traveled from Alabama to … read more
CDC to Reverse Course and Follow Florida’s Lead Prioritizing “Seniors First” for Vaccinations
CDC to Reverse Course and Follow Florida’s Lead Prioritizing “Seniors First” for Vaccinations
Florida state is home to more than 4.5 million seniors, and both nationwide and in Florida, seniors 65 and older have more severe risks, accounting for more than 80% of all COVID related deaths. The Governor has made it clear this population is his top priority. Innovative pilot programs, such as the … read more
Former Fort Walton Beach Finance Director Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Organized Fraud
Former Fort Walton Beach Finance Director Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Organized Fraud
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on January 11, 2021, former City of Fort Walton Beach Finance Director, Brandy Ferris, pled no contest to felony charges of Organized Fraud and Money Laundering. She will sentenced by Okaloosa County Circuit Judge Stone on August 19, 2021. From May … read more
IMPACT 100 Seeks Members
IMPACT 100 Seeks Members
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area during 2020 had 1,166 members awarding a record-breaking 11 grants of $106,000 each to local nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The 2021 Membership Season for IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is underway, and two virtual events have been announced to introduce prospective members to the process for funding grants … read more
Utility’s Annual Elections Scheduled for January 19
Utility’s Annual Elections Scheduled for January 19
The Holley-Navarre Water System Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting, including election of directors, on January 19, 2021. The meeting will be called to order at 7 a.m., and voting will take place from 7:30 a.m. through 7 p.m. The Annual Meeting take place in the HNWS board room, located at 8574 Turkey Bluff Road. … read more
