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• TRAP to discuss septic tank inspections

  Created: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:45 Author: Staff Reports

  The Florida Department of Health committee responsible for implementing controversial new septic tank inspection requirements will meet Thursday in Orlando. According to its website, the Technical Review and Advisory Panel is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. ...

• ACLU files lawsuit against Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office

  Created: Tuesday, 21 September 2010 11:03 Author: Jennifer Hensley

  The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the Florida Justice Institute today announced the filing of a federal class action lawsuit against Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendell Hall. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Sheriff’s n...

• Navarre woman strikes building, pedestrian hurt

  Created: Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:33 Author: Jennifer Hensley

  A Navarre woman allegedly ran her SUV into a Wendy's restaurant wall Thursday afternoon. According to a news release issued by the Florida Highway Patrol, Courtney D. Conner, 25, was trying to park her 1996 Jeep when her shoe got caught in the brake peda...

• Spartans overpower Van Camp, Owls, 30-17

  Created: Saturday, 11 September 2010 13:58 Author: Staff Reports

  Florida Atlantic traveled more than 1,300 miles to host a "home" game against the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, a game the Owls lost 30-17 at Ford Field in Detroit. The game originally was scheduled to be played at the Owls' new stadium, but it wo...

• Raiders rally to win shootout 42-36

  Created: Friday, 10 September 2010 22:10 Author: Staff Reports

  Fantasy football was made for games like Friday's Navarre-Walton bout. Unofficially, junior running back Dewayne Carter rushed and quarterback Colton Kane combined for more than 340 yards running and five rushing touchdowns to lead the host Raiders to a 4...

• Watch party for ‘Dogs-Gamecocks clash

  Created: Friday, 10 September 2010 11:11 Author: Staff Reports

  University of Georgia football fans are invited to watch the 19th-ranked Bulldogs take on the 23rd-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks with the UGA Florida Panhandle Club beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel CAVU Club Room. The h...

• Jones to fight in Pensacola

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2010 12:05 Author: Staff Reports

  Roy Jones Jr., 41, will fight Mixed Martial Arts competitor Danny Santiago, 37, on Oct. 7 at the Pensacola Civic Center. Jones, a Pensacola native and Washington High School graduate, and Santiago will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, ...

• Raiders shut down Vikings, 14-0

  Created: Saturday, 04 September 2010 06:09 Author: Staff Reports

  A little luck and a lot of defense carried Navarre High School to a 14-0 high school football win against Fort Walton Beach at Bennett C. Russell Stadium on Friday. The Raiders (1-0) held visiting Fort Walton Beach (0-1) to fewer than 60 yards rushing an...

• Owls, Van Camp nip UAB 32-31

  Created: Friday, 03 September 2010 06:54 Author: Staff Reports

  Florida Atlantic blocked a UAB field goal attempt on the last play of Thursday's college football game in Birmingham to preserve a 32-31 Owls' win. The Owls trailed 28-12 in the third quarter and didn't lead until Alfred Morris, a Pine Forest High School...

• County budget hearing set Tuesday

  Created: Thursday, 02 September 2010 13:14 Author: Staff Reports

  The Santa Rosa County Commission will present the tentative budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Office Complex, 6495 Caroline St., Milton. County Administrator Hunter Walker will...

• UPDATE 3 - No oil leak evident at explosion site

  Created: Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:32 Author: AP News

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water. The Mariner Energy-owned platform that erupted in flames Thursday was j...

• Van Camp leads Owls in opener

  Created: Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:50 Author: Staff Reports

  Former Navarre High School quarterback Jeff Van Camp will lead the Florida Atlantic University Owls into their college football season opener tonight in Birmingham, Ala., against UAB. Van Camp, from Gulf Breeze, is a red-shirt senior. He started the Owls...

• Area Georgia fans plan watch party

  Created: Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:40 Author: Staff Reports

  Georgia Bulldogs fans are invited to watch the team’s first game of the 2010 season against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns. The UGA Florida Panhandle Club will gather at 11 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel, 200 Grego...

• Results are in; Melvin wins primary election

  Created: Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:23 Author: Jennifer Hensley

  In what Supervisor of Elections Ann Bodenstein called an "unprecented election," primary results for Santa Rosa County are in, and it looks like some incumbents are out. Republican Jim Melvin edged out incumbent Gordon Goodin to claim the Board of County...

• Polls closed, election results trickling in

  Created: Tuesday, 24 August 2010 19:02 Author: Jennifer Hensley

  Though polls in Santa Rosa County are closed, primary election results are still trickling in.  As of 8 p.m., Republican Jim Melvin was ahead in the Board of County Commissioners District 4 race, edging out incumbent Gordon Goodin by a more-than 10 perce...

• Early voting ends Saturday

  Created: Friday, 20 August 2010 08:55 Author: Staff Reports

  Santa Rosa County voters have until 4:30 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday to vote early in the 2010 party primary elections at the South Santa Rosa Service Center at 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway, about a block east of the zoo, and at the Elec...

• Meet NYSA, NHS Raiders on Friday

  Created: Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:16 Author: Staff Reports

  Area football fans are invited to “Meet the Raiders” – all of them – beginning at 6 p.m. Friday at Navarre High School. Players from 11 Navarre Youth Sports Association teams in five age groups – mighty mites, mini mites, mites, midgets and jun...

• School start times

  Created: Wednesday, 18 August 2010 13:00 Author: Jennifer Hensley

  The first day of school for Santa Rosa County Schools is Aug. 23.  Schools are still accepting registration for new students.  The following schedule details start and dismissal times for schools in the south end: Holley-Navarre Primary School, 7:30 a....

• Tax notices to be mailed

  Created: Monday, 16 August 2010 08:20 Author: Staff Reports

    Greg Brown, Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, will be mailing Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices this week informing taxpayers of the assessment on their property. Santa Rosa County's assessments have dropped $500 million over last year. Unfortuna...

• Concerts in the Park canceled tonight

  Created: Thursday, 12 August 2010 13:55 Author: Nic Nowlan

  Navarre Concerts in the Park has been canceled tonight due to rain....