County Economic Development Director named top leader in field
County Economic Development Director named top leader in field
Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree has been recognized as one of North America’s top 50 economic developers for 2018 by Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants. The economic development professionals selected were nominated by colleagues in the economic development industry and site consultant community for … read more
DOD Releases 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
DOD Releases 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
The Department of Defense recently released the 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing rates. BAH rates will increase an average of 2.55 percent when the new rates take effect on January 1, 2019. An estimated $21 billion will be paid to approximately one million service members. The 2019 BAH program expands the member cost-sharing … read more
County announces local Christmas tree disposal options
County announces local Christmas tree disposal options
Live trees are a festive and fragrant holiday decoration for many families during the Christmas holidays, but how does one dispose of a real tree once the decorations come down? Santa Rosa County residents with waste haulers may place real wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb for pick-up with their regular yard waste collection. Remove … read more
January blue crab trap closure for northwest Florida cancelled
January blue crab trap closure for northwest Florida cancelled
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has cancelled the blue crab trap closure previously scheduled for Jan. 5-14, 2019, for all waters from Escambia through Franklin counties. Recreational and commercial blue crab traps may remain in the water during this period. This cancellation is due to reports of a lack of derelict traps … read more
BP settlement process wraps up
BP settlement process wraps up
Senator Doug Broxson this afternoon released a statement regarding the settlement process for BP Deepwater Horizon claims. “This week, Haliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Transocean, Ltd. mailed thousands of checks to individuals and businesses who suffered damages as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion on April 20, 2010. With a few … read more
Aldi supermarkets expected to expand into Navarre by 2021
Aldi supermarkets expected to expand into Navarre by 2021
Santa Rosa County Commissioners on December 13 were told construction could begin next year on a supermarket expected to open in Navarre by 2021. Chuck Branch, managing partner of NextSite, an Alabama-based company hired to work with Santa Rosa County Economic Development staff to target and recruit businesses, provided an update to commissioners. Branch said … read more
United Airlines Announces Non-Stop Flight from Chicago to Destin-Fort Walton Beach
United Airlines Announces Non-Stop Flight from Chicago to Destin-Fort Walton Beach
United Airlines has announced their debut of non-stop service from the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), beginning on June 8, 2019. The weekend air service to Chicago will be operated on the Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jet on Saturdays and Sundays. “Chicago is a strong originating market for our local … read more
First post-hurricane exercise complete
First post-hurricane exercise complete
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron awaits permission to taxi as an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron takes off in the background, Dec. 4, 2018, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Together, F-22s and F-35s successfully flew over 140 sorties and fired 13 missiles to culminate the first … read more
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
