Officials dig SR 87 project

Several dozen business, government and military officials, as well as curious residents, gathered north of Holley on Monday to celebrate the next step in a journey that started almost two decades ago.

“Let’s remember those who came before us, those who lost their lives on this road,” Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Gordon Goodin said at a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate widening a 3-mile stretch of State Road 87. “This project will improve the quality of life not just for us, but for our children. Remember what you’ve heard here today.”

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