Greater Navarre Chamber and Navarre Area Board of Realtors announce memorial scholarships
Greater Navarre Chamber and Navarre Area Board of Realtors announce memorial scholarships
The late “Mama Shirley” Brown pictured with Tony Alexander, who served as the first CEO of the new chamber Brown helped form The Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council and the Navarre Area Board of Realtors® are pleased to announce three new scholarships for the Navarre High School NJROTC program. The scholarships, … read more
Air Commandos celebrate 75th Anniversary of Operation Thursday
Air Commandos celebrate 75th Anniversary of Operation Thursday
U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, gives closing remarks during a March 5 veteran discussion panel. During the event, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. retired Richard Cole, U.S. Air Force retired Senior Master Sgt. William Cartwright and former U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Patt Meara spoke to … read more
FDOT to host public hearing in Navarre on proposed U.S. 98 changes near Navarre Park and Calle de Palencia
FDOT to host public hearing in Navarre on proposed U.S. 98 changes near Navarre Park and Calle de Palencia
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is holding a hearing on proposed access management changes to U.S. 98 in the vicinities of Navarre Park and Calle de Palencia in Santa Rosa County Tuesday, March 19, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Navarre Beach Welcome Center, 8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre. This hearing is being … read more
Pirates on the Panhandle host fundraiser for local deputy fighting cancer
Pirates on the Panhandle host fundraiser for local deputy fighting cancer
The Pirates on the Panhandle Social Club has announced that Helen Gisclair of Milton was the winner of two tickets raffled for the March 10 Zac Brown Band Concert. The Pirates raised over $1,500 through the raffle to benefit Santa Rosa County Deputy Nic Hubbard, who is fighting cancer. Now the club is raffling another set … read more
Gulf Breeze students win big at Santa Rosa County History Fair
Gulf Breeze students win big at Santa Rosa County History Fair
Gulf Breeze Middle School on February 1 hosted the Santa Rosa County History Fair. More than 30 students from area schools participated, and students from the Gulf Breeze area took away multiple awards. Participants included students from Gulf Breeze Middle, Avalon Middle, King Middle, Gulf Breeze High and the Homeschool Community who presented their National … read more
Air Force Special Tactics 830-mile march for fallen culminates with memorial ceremony
Air Force Special Tactics 830-mile march for fallen culminates with memorial ceremony
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives remarks during the Special Tactics Ruck March Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2018. Twenty Special Tactics Airmen rucked from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field, to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin who was killed … read more
Newcomers enter 2020 political races
Newcomers enter 2020 political races
Several newcomers are vying for local races to be decided during the 2020 election cycle. Retired Naval Senior Chief Ryan Adkins Sr., who was raised in Santa Rosa County and moved back following his military career, prefiled March 1 for the Santa Rosa County District 3 seat held by longtime commissioner Don Salter, who hasn’t … read more
Reduced spay and neuter services offered
Reduced spay and neuter services offered
Santa Rosa County has partnered with the Humane Society of Pensacola to offer grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services to county residents through the Barbara Grice Memorial Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic. To qualify, owners must be residents of Santa Rosa County and show that their total household income is less than $35,000 … read more
Okaloosa deputies arrest six illegals including previously arrested human smuggler
Okaloosa deputies arrest six illegals including previously arrested human smuggler
New Orleans Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a 41-year-old Honduras man Feb. 28 in Okaloosa County, Fla., who had previously been wanted for assault of a Border Patrol agent. Edwin Edgardo Tercero and five other occupants of his vehicle were apprehended by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 10 … read more
Cops seek Pace bank robbery suspect
Cops seek Pace bank robbery suspect
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on March 4 were called to United Bank on U.S. 90 in Pace for a suspected robbery. Deputies are looking for a white male suspect, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, wearing a dual-colored zipper jacket that is darker in color on top and lighter in color on … read more
