Sep 28, 2013
Emergency Contract Awarded to Repair State Road 87
Chipley – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has issued a $1.2 million emergency contract to Anderson Columbia Co. to repair State Road (S.R.) 87 just south of Laredo Street in Navarre. …
Sep 28, 2013
Deputies: Intoxicated man arrested after firing gun in neighborhood
A night of drinking and arguing between three people escalated when one man reached for a gun and fired two shots off of the front porch of a Roundup Valley residence leading to an hour long standoff…
Sep 28, 2013
Pace man driver of train in accident; Jay man injured when semi hits tractor
A Jay man is in serious condition following an accident on Hwy. 87 north involving an 18-wheeler and a peanut combine when he was ejected from a tractor. Two people were injured in Okaloosa County wh…
Sep 26, 2013
Pace home invasion leads to altercation
An altercation took place during a home invasion in a Pace home, sending one woman to the hospital around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office.
Two black men invaded a…
Sep 25, 2013
Sheriff's Office: Woman escapes handcuffs twice, kicks deputies
An out-of-state woman allegedly managed to slip out of her handcuffs twice and beat on the windows of a patrol car after an alleged alcohol-fueled, physical altercation with Santa Rosa deputies promp…
Sep 25, 2013
Cops: Jay woman arrested after hiding suspect
A Jay woman was arrested for allegedly hiding Travis Kelly, the 32-year-old man charged with DUI manslaughter in the August death of a Milton woman, when a special operations unit served a warrant fo…
Sep 25, 2013
Handgun under car seat leads to arrest in traffic stop
A traffic stop led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Milton man who allegedly had a concealed weapon and drugs in his car, when he was pulled over at the intersection of Stewart Street and Munson Highwa…
Sep 24, 2013
Better Business Bureau Warns: Scammers Exploiting Affordable Care Act Confusion
Consumers across the U.S. are reporting phone calls that claim to be from the government about new health insurance cards required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Better Business Bureau is warning …
Sep 20, 2013
County employees get raise; taxes don’t
Santa Rosa County employees will be seeing a salary increase next year after the Board of County Commissioners approved a plan to fund raises without raising taxes in front of a packed commission cha…
Sep 20, 2013
County pays $125,000 to settle accident case
The Board of County Commissioners chose to settle a dispute through mediation regarding a vehicle versus bicycle accident involving a county vehicle.
Santa Rosa County opted to settle an accident …