Rita and Robert Kukuk, on behalf of their deceased son Luca Kukuk, filed a wrongful death suit in September against restaurants and bars Calverts in the Heights, Mugs ‘N Jugs, and Cosse’s Place, along with drunk driver Leslie Highstreet. In the lawsuit, they claim the restaurants had a responsibility to prevent Highstreet from driving while intoxicated and illegally supplied alcohol to Highstreet, who the complaint classified as “habitually addicted to alcohol.”
Replacement of Navarre Beach Bridge in the coming years is a big priority for the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners. The biggest question facing the commission has been how to pay for it.
At their Oct. 20 meeting in Tiger Point, the commission may have gotten their answer.
Veterans Day, held Nov. 11, is a day to remember and honor America’s servicemembers. Santa Rosa County will be the site of several events to recognize veterans in our communities.
Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was executed Tuesday, October 28, via lethal injection. This comes over two decades after he was sentenced to death for the murder of an East Milton woman.
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is excited to host this year’s Fall Festival Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 4451 Pine Forest Rd. in Milton. All adoption fees will be waived.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, recently announced the recipients of their 2025 grants, each worth $103,500. There were 12 grants handed out in total at the Oct. 19 annual meeting, also known as “Million Dollar Sunday.”
The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee recently released a letter from Bishop William Wack, CSC, expressing compassion for migrants, and encouraging parishioners to do the same, in honor of Respect Life Month.
Hialeah Street at 6043 Hialeah Street will be closed to one lane beginning Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, for drainage improvements in the area. Flagmen will be on-site directing traffic. Drivers are asked to use caution and expect delays in the area.
