1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (126+ words) A long-term vision to improve the appearance and storm resiliency of Gulf Breeze Parkway reached a major milestone today with the removal of the final three utility poles along the Highway 98 undergrounding project. Mayor JB Schluter and City Manager Samantha…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (125+ words) A major neighborhood zoning battle is brewing in South Santa Rosa County over a corporate plan that local homeowners say compromises public safety and neighborhood infrastructure. The News: Walmart Stores East LP has partnered with out-of-town wireless landlord SBA Towers…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) County commissioners voiced approval Tuesday, Aug. 11, during the planning meeting for Phase 2 moving ahead on the Eglin RIBS (Rapid Infiltration Basin System) project to get effluent out of Santa Rosa Sound. They moved approval for a $15,975,240 contract to be awarded…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (132+ words) Lloydu2019s Glass has a bit of a unique staffing problem, says owner Barry Lintner. While many companies have a technician shortage, Lloydu2019s has a waitlist of skilled technicians who want to work there. The company was founded as Auto Glass Inc. in…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (130+ words) On Thursday, Aug. 13, the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board will hear a conditional use request to build a 150-foot telecommunications tower in a stormwater retention area behind the Tiger Point Walmart. This 0.8-acre parcel is adjacent to the Venetian Village…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (124+ words) On Sunday, Aug. 1, 98 Treasures, a retail shop at 3040 Gulf Breeze Parkway, caught fire about one hour after the current owner left the building. Tonya Flores, who was celebrating three years of operating the curated vendor boutique, had a busy day…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (131+ words) Santa Rosa County Budget Director Sabrina White brought the county commissioners good news at the second budget workshop last week u2014 the proposed budget for the next fiscal year is balanced. She went back to the numbers and found a way…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (135+ words) Budgetary uncertainty and how to maintain service levels with fewer resources was a theme at Monday’s Gulf Breeze Budget Workshop where City Manager Samantha Abell presented the realities of rising costs and inflation coupled with Florida Amendment 3, which if passed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) Florida’s 2026 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins on Monday, July 20 and ends on Thursday, August 20. During the annual sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of: • Clothing, footwear, wallets, bags, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (131+ words) Santa Rosa County Commissioners are trying to find a way to come up with more than $3.9 million to have a balanced budget for 2027 fiscal year. They met Monday, June 29, for a budget workshop to hear their options. The next budget…...