Florida Governor Kicks off Largest Transportation Project in NWF History
Florida Governor Kicks off Largest Transportation Project in NWF History
Governor Scott was joined at the groundbreaking by Florida Senator Doug Broxson and Florida Representatives Clay Ingram and Frank White. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was also in attendance. Today, Governor Rick Scott celebrated the kick off of construction for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge, the largest transportation infrastructure project in Northwest Florida history. The State … read more
Former chamber CEO arrested on securities fraud charges
Former chamber CEO arrested on securities fraud charges
Yesterday Judy Morehead resigned from Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, citing family medical issues. But Morehead is also facing more legal woes — this time in Clay County, Alabama. Morehead, her husband, Stan, and Benjamin Wayne Morehead were indicted by an Alabama grand jury in March, per a news release. The Dothan Eagle is … read more
State Attorney drops drug charges against SRIA admin
State Attorney drops drug charges against SRIA admin
First Judicial Circuit State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that drug charges against Robbie Schrock, director of administration for the Santa Rosa Island Authority, have been dismissed. Schrock and her husband, Adam, on April 5 were arrested in Gulf Breeze Proper after the vehicle Adam was driving in which Schrock was a passenger was pulled … read more
Santa Rosa Crime Stoppers Wanted Fugitive – Jeremiah Crenshaw
Santa Rosa Crime Stoppers Wanted Fugitive – Jeremiah Crenshaw
If you have information about individuals featured in the Santa Rosa Crime Stoppers Wanted Fugitives posts, you’re encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers. You do not have to give your name, and tips can be made by calling 850-437-STOP or online http://www.srccs.com Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $3,000 if the information … read more
New effort to catch Santa Rosa’s wanted fugitives
New effort to catch Santa Rosa’s wanted fugitives
Broker Eric Musch, owner of Equity & Trust real estate company, wants to help Sheriff Bob Johnson keep low crime rates in Santa Rosa. So Musch is sponsoring a weekly Crime Stoppers campaign through South Santa Rosa News. Each week online and in the print our crime section will feature a wanted fugitive. “I’m taking … read more
Navarre Beach Area Chamber CEO resigns
Navarre Beach Area Chamber CEO resigns
The chairman of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce this morning emailed chamber members to advise them CEO Judy Morehead has resigned effective immediately. Morehead had been in the position since October 2015. The chamber has faced multiple challenges during Morehead’s time as CEO, including declining membership and a failure to hold its annual … read more
Major development planned near Edgewood Drive
Major development planned near Edgewood Drive
A major housing development and new school are planned about one block west of Edgewood Drive in Navarre. Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick told South Santa Rosa News in January that a roughly 42-acre parcel owned by the school district could be the home of a new K-8 school in a few years. Now a local developer … read more
AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Kavchak arrested on unrelated charges
AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Kavchak arrested on unrelated charges
2:34 p.m. UPDATE: Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office Captain Scott Haines has confirmed that William “Billy” Phillip Kavchak, 27, has been arrested on charges unrelated to the AMBER Alert issued in connection with a missing 4-year-old Alanda Lee McCoy of Milton. “Our detectives located the vehicle and Kavchak and during a search found felony narcotics,” said Haines. … read more
AMBER ALERT: Missing four-year-old Milton girl found in Navarre
AMBER ALERT: Missing four-year-old Milton girl found in Navarre
Alanda’s mom’s 2007 Mercury Montego, pictured above, was recovered from Chablis Circle in Navarre. A missing four-year-old girl from Milton was located Wednesday morning in the 9500 block of Chablis Circle in Navarre. Around 3 a.m., Tuesday the City of Milton police were dispatched in response to a missing juvenile, and an AMBER Alert was … read more
ROADWAY AND OTHER STORM-RELATED CLOSURES
ROADWAY AND OTHER STORM-RELATED CLOSURES
Road and bridge closures due to flooding With the steady rainfall the last 24 hours, already saturated ground and more rain forecasted due to Tropical Storm Cindy, some area roads and bridges are flooding and more are expected to flood during the next 48 hours. South Santa Rosa County road closures as of 10:15 a.m.: … read more
