Local firefighter jailed for 2018 hit and run
Local firefighter jailed for 2018 hit and run
Midway Fire District firefighter Brayton Cale Secondine, 26, was booked August 22 into Santa Rosa County Jail on a felony hit-and-run charge, stemming from an August 2018 incident on Navarre Beach Bridge. “The district has been advised of the situation involving Cale Secondine, and he has been placed on administrative leave, pending further review,” stated … read more
UWF combines units, expands Haas Center
UWF combines units, expands Haas Center
The University of West Florida announces the expansion of the UWF Haas Center in its mission to support communities with market research, workforce development and industrial innovation. The Office of Workforce and Industrial Innovation along with the Sea3D Additive Manufacturing Laboratory now operate as part of the Haas Center. The Haas Center is in its … read more
Santa Rosa Health Department targets youth vaping epidemic
Santa Rosa Health Department targets youth vaping epidemic
The federal government declared youth vaping, or e-cigarette use, a nationwide epidemic. In light of these concerns and the misinformation surrounding this topic, the Bureau of Tobacco Free Florida and Santa Rosa County Health Department are helping educate parents, educators, pediatricians and partners on what they need to know about vaping and youth through the E-Epidemic: … read more
Inmate enters guilty plea in death of cellmate
Inmate enters guilty plea in death of cellmate
Bill Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announced that on Friday, August 16, 2019, Rocky Ali Beamon entered a guilty plea to First Degree Premeditated Murder for the January 22, 2017, murder of Nicholas Anderson. Beamon and Anderson were both inmates at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution and shared a cell. Beamon … read more
Eglin Airman Passes Away
Eglin Airman Passes Away
U.S. Air Force Captain, Tranay Tanner, assigned to Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 2, passed away this weekend. The 29-year-old captain completed an Air Force fitness test Friday morning August 16. After presenting health complications, she was taken to Eglin Hospital at approximately 8:30 a.m. Due to the serious nature of her … read more
United Way announces grant funding training
United Way announces grant funding training
United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is beginning its annual partner agency certification process. Becoming a certified partner is the first step to become eligible to apply for grant funding through UWWF’s Community Investment Process. Any nonprofit agency interested in becoming a United Way partner is required to attend one certification training session. At these … read more
Human trafficking suspect booked into Santa Rosa County Jail
Human trafficking suspect booked into Santa Rosa County Jail
Pensacola resident David C. Williams, 41, is currently being held in Santa Rosa County Jail without bond, following his arrest in connection with his operation of multiple Asian massage parlors in Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, according to U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe of the Northern District of Florida. Keefe announced on Friday that a federal arrest … read more
Navarre wins Kick-Off Classic in Pensacola
Navarre wins Kick-Off Classic in Pensacola
Jaydin Antonio catches a screen pass and picks up Navarre’s first first down of the season (photo by Jay Phillips) Navarre traveled to Pensacola and tied West Florida Tech 7-7 in the varsity-only half for the 2019 season’s Kickoff Classic, and won the junior varsity half 14-0. Navarre did not play West Florida last season, … read more
Murder suspect dead in apparent suicide
Murder suspect dead in apparent suicide
A Navarre man accused of murdering his mother-in-law was found dead of an apparent suicide in his jail cell this morning. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson confirmed Robert Shane Lucas was found hanging in his Santa Rosa County Jail cell shortly after a 5 a.m. check. A grand jury in February indicted Lucas on … read more
Father’s Daughter vendor relocating this month
Father’s Daughter vendor relocating this month
Father’s Daughter, a Portuguese Cuisine food vendor currently located on the south side of U.S. 98 near Navarre Beach Bridge, is moving just over a mile west to land the eatery’s owner purchased last year. Sonia Burchfield, owner, told South Santa Rosa News that by the end of August she plans to relocate her food … read more
