Gulf Breeze Will Do Now Accepting Grant Applications
Gulf Breeze Will Do Now Accepting Grant Applications
Gulf Breeze Will Do, a women’s philanthropic group, is accepting grant applications through September 28, 2020. Gulf Breeze Will Do (GBWD) was born out of a group of Gulf Breeze women who formed an organization that could serve as a funding tool to help other nonprofit organizations and individuals who are trying to make a … read more
Two tropical waves expected to develop later this week
Two tropical waves expected to develop later this week
The National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. EDT update shows two tropical systems are currently being monitored in the Atlantic. Per NHC ,the first system is a fast-moving tropical wave located a couple of hundred miles east of the Windward Islands continues to produce disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. This disturbance is expected to move westward … read more
School district lays off 28 teachers amid COVID-19 pandemic restructuring
School district lays off 28 teachers amid COVID-19 pandemic restructuring
Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick this morning confirmed that only 28 teachers have been laid off after 2,000 students elected for home school during the 2020-2021 school year, which started today for teachers. According to Wyrosdick, the district had only only 1,200 home schooled students during the 2019-2020 school year. Initial reports suggested … read more
Charges dropped against mom, state charges boyfriend for filing false report
Charges dropped against mom, state charges boyfriend for filing false report
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that his office has filed a No Prosecution in the case of Heidi Nicole Burchinal. Burchinal was arrested on July 21, 2020, for Child Abuse for throwing her baby to the floor after her boyfriend, Shawn McDonald, contacted police and make accusations of abuse against her. McDonald provided a … read more
Fort Pickens Fishing Pier to Temporarily Close
Fort Pickens Fishing Pier to Temporarily Close
Gulf Islands National Seashore will temporarily close the Fort Pickens Fishing Pier on Thursday, August 20, to facilitate underwater sea turtle research. The study, conducted by the University of West Florida, will evaluate interactions between young adult sea turtles and in-water piers. The fishing pier will close at 9 p.m. on August 19 and will … read more
Challenger questions Parker’s use of county staff for dozens of promo videos
Challenger questions Parker’s use of county staff for dozens of promo videos
Santa Rosa County District 1 Commission Candidate Geoff Ross District 1 Commissioner Sam Parker since 2018 has been making rounds, recording promotional videos at more than two dozen Santa Rosa County businesses. His challenger, Geoff Ross, claims Parker copied that idea from him and also questions how the incumbent can use county staff to follow … read more
Moderna to Produce 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine
Moderna to Produce 100 Million Doses of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with Moderna, Inc. to manufacture and deliver 100 million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The federal government will own these vaccine doses. Moderna will manufacture the vaccine doses while clinical trials are underway. Manufacturing in … read more
EDITORIAL: Are YOU part of Santa Rosa County’s problem???
EDITORIAL: Are YOU part of Santa Rosa County’s problem???
Santa Rosa County residents were infuriated when county commissioners didn’t bother to seek bids for the Waste Pro contract, which will cost customers more yet provide less pick-up days per week. Residents also seemed upset when commissioners decided to spend around $48 million fund a new county courthouse after voters thrice rejected the project. It … read more
U.S. Marshals Offer $5,000 for Information on Escaped Prisoner
U.S. Marshals Offer $5,000 for Information on Escaped Prisoner
The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a man who escaped from an Alabama jail July 31. Larry Dewayne Gaither, 43, was one of two men who escaped from the Calhoun County Jail. The Marshals arrested the other man, Bryant Deandre … read more
Baptist Health Care’s First Intuitive Health-Partnered Dual ER and Urgent Care Facility Nearing Completion
Baptist Health Care’s First Intuitive Health-Partnered Dual ER and Urgent Care Facility Nearing Completion
Plans for the opening of Baptist Emergency Room and Urgent Care in Navarre announced last September are on track. The facility will open in September at Baptist Medical Park – Navarre, located at 8888 Navarre Parkway. A partnership between Baptist and Intuitive Health will bring the first hybrid emergency room and urgent care clinic to … read more
