On Dec. 7, Florida Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, and Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yalaha, attended the Mt. Vernon Assembly in Mt. Vernon, Va., where 100 lawmakers from 32 different states gathered in Mount Verno…
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New property up for donation for courthouse
Ruth Dupont Esser, former co-owner of Avalon Landing and Santa Rosa County Commission candidate for district 4, said "We have to do things differently in the county. We have to work with what we have…
Woman teaches about extreme coupons
It was our biggest haul ever," Denise Whitaker, Dollar General employee and grandmother said of a recent shopping trip to Winn Dixie spending $26 for $1,007 worth of groceries utilizing coupons. She …
Jesus was there; Good Samaritan wasn’t
Dear Editor,
I moved to Santa Rosa County for a better quality of life than I ha found in Escambia County for the past 17 years. Living in American Farms, the country life is a good start and…
$50 million for an All-Nighter
Right out of an episode of House of Cards, about half of Senate Democrats did what a big donor wanted. They pulled an all-nighter to give lip service to global warming. Hedge fund manager Tom Steyer…
Our View
Who will we look like, Commissioners?
Santa Rosa County Courthouse Debate: Business owner’s point of view
Dear Editor,
I’ve been keeping up with the proposals, comments and concerns over where to put the new Santa Rosa County Courthouse and would like to share my perspective as the owner of a bus…
Florida Highway Patrol: I-10 wreck stops traffic
Florida Highway Patrol reports a wreck at mile marker 39 on I-10. One overturned pick-up truck is involved. FHP is still en route and could not add any more information at this time. Reports indicate…
FHP: East bound I-10 now open
As of 9 a.m. east bound I -10 is now open. West bound I-10 is still closed because of the accident close to mile marker 39.
Navarre Beach owners must pay tax
$10.8 million owed