Wildlife Refuge awarded $250K for marine mammal strandings
Wildlife Refuge awarded $250K for marine mammal strandings
A rare, deep-water beaked whale died July 8 at Opal Beach The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge has received a $250,967 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to increase its capacity to respond to marine mammal strandings in Northwest Florida. “The grant will increase the capabilities in this critical mission area by orders … read more
Cops arrest 14-time felon
Cops arrest 14-time felon
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson during a press conference today announced a major narcotic arrest by the agency’s Criminal Interdiction Team. The team yesterday made a traffic stop on a black Chevy on Avalon Boulevard for illegal window tint and failure to maintain a lane. 33-year-old Travis Montes, of Pensacola, was booked yesterday into … read more
Arc Gateway to expand employment services into Santa Rosa
Arc Gateway to expand employment services into Santa Rosa
The Arc Gateway was awarded $42,812 by The Able Trust to support employment of individuals with disabilities in Santa Rosa County. The grant will be used to expand The Arc Gateway’s employment services in Santa Rosa County, and the funding is specifically for people with disabilities who receive services through Vocational Rehabilitation or the Agency … read more
Memories of the Old Holley School
Memories of the Old Holley School
Photo from the collection of Tom R White (used with permission) The old Holley School may only be a memory, but it’s a good one!!!! I can still hear the old school bus coming across the river bridge to pick me and my brothers and sisters up. We stood by the old Rt.1 Box 3 … read more
Help for local military spouses seeking employment
Help for local military spouses seeking employment
Mary Davis, an Airman and Family Readiness Center community readiness specialist, reviews information with Orlando Jackson, husband of Staff Sgt. Tiffany Gadson, 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, at the spouse employment workshop July 18 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The workshop provided military spouses with employment and educational resources they can use to make … read more
Hoskins appointed to Florida Defense Support Task Force
Hoskins appointed to Florida Defense Support Task Force
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today appointed three new members to the Florida Defense Support Task Force, including Former NAS Pensacola Commanding Officer Captain Keith Hoskins (Ret.). Hoskins, of Pensacola, is currently senior vice president of Navy Federal Credit Union. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 27 years of service in 2016. Prior to retiring, … read more
Giving Back!
Giving Back!
Cellular Nerd Owner Eric Vines with Brandi Hook, co-founder of The Starfish Project, and TJ Goulet, president of The Rotary Club of Navarre and CEO of the Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce. The Rotary Club of Navarre has partnered with Cellular Nerd Owner Eric Vines to provide 15 free iPads for local non-verbal children … read more
Navarre Krewe of Jesters to host two fun-filled events
Navarre Krewe of Jesters to host two fun-filled events
The Navarre Krewe of Jesters plan to host two annual community events to help fund their scholarship fund and annual Mardi Gras parade. The first event is the Sixth Annual “Get Your Booty On Pirate Bash.” The party will take place from 6:30 – 11 p.m., Saturday, August 17 at the Navarre Conference Center, located … read more
Man gets life in prison for molesting young girl in Milton hotel
Man gets life in prison for molesting young girl in Milton hotel
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that on August 1, 2019, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey sentenced Michael Paul Newman, age 43, of Black Rock, Arkansas, to Life in prison. Newman was also designated as a Sexual Predator. On May 8, 2019, a Santa Rosa County Jury found Newman, guilty of Lewd … read more
Milton man arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer
Milton man arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer
A road rage incident on Highway 98 in Destin ended with a felony arrest after a Milton man activated flashing blue lights on his pickup truck and flashed his wallet at the victim. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office charged 32-year old Thomas Dehart of Milton with one count of impersonating a law enforcement officer. The … read more
