New group has spayed/neutered 200+ animals
New group has spayed/neutered 200+ animals
Pets are getting spayed and neutered by the dozens thanks to local animal charity A HOPE for Santa Rosa County, which only started in October 2017 but has already spayed and neutered over 200 animals in Santa Rosa and surrounding counties. Since the first transport ran October 9, 2017, a total of 58 dogs and … read more
Mardi Gras parade season start this weekend!
Mardi Gras parade season start this weekend!
Here’s a list of local Mardi Gras Parades! Navarre Krewe of Jesters 32nd Annual Mardi Gras Parade 1 p.m, Saturday, February 3 Navarre’s largest parade!! Organizers suggest spectators arrive on the island by 10:30 a.m. Law enforcement plans to close Navarre Beach Bridge prior to the parade around 11 a.m. Navarre Beach’s newest restaurant, Broussard’s … read more
Local horticulture expert and author to host free lawn workshop
Local horticulture expert and author to host free lawn workshop
Skip Orth, author of the book “What Every Home Owner On The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care” and owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions, will be hosting a free lawn workshop for homeowners or anyone else desiring to increase their knowledge on how to keep grass healthy. Skip has … read more
One Navarre graffiti vandal suspect booked into jail
One Navarre graffiti vandal suspect booked into jail
Tyree Travon Hawkins, 21, of the 9500 block of Brentwood Drive in Navarre was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail around 10 p.m. last night on six counts of criminal mischief with property damage. Hawkins had been wanted in connection with a string of graffiti vandalism which took place December 2 in Navarre. Santa Rosa … read more
Obituary – Jewell Frances Wells Golden
Obituary – Jewell Frances Wells Golden
Jewell Frances Wells Golden, 105, of Bagdad, Florida, went home to Jesus on January 22, 2018, after a brief illness. Jewell was born in the backwoods of Holley to William Jasper and Lovie Lowery Wells on April 16, 1912. She was a founder and member of Heritage Chapel, 3375 Garcon Point Road. She finished high … read more
Flu cases still on rise in Santa Rosa County
Flu cases still on rise in Santa Rosa County
With an increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in our area, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) encourages everyone to protect themselves and their families from the flu by getting vaccinated. According to the reports from the Emergency Department at Santa Rosa Medical Center, 9.87% of the ED visits … read more
Good News Corner – David Hammond
Good News Corner – David Hammond
U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz on Thursday recognized David Hammond of Gulf Breeze, who in September 2017 received an award from The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for an “act of extraordinary heroism.” Hammond is credited with saving a friend and tenant, Stephanie Wright, from burning inside a Gulf Breeze home on July 28, 2016. Wright, 47, … read more
Holley heats up ahead of WoodStoke Pottery and Kiln Festival
Holley heats up ahead of WoodStoke Pottery and Kiln Festival
Holley residents and passersby on Highway 87 S may notice the smoke billowing from the chimney at Gulf Coast Kiln Walk on Holley Hill on Buckeye Drive just south of Ye Olde Brothers Brewery. Volunteers with the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society spent days packing hundreds of items into the Anagama & Ralph H. Phillips … read more
New beach restaurant plans party before/after Mardi Gras parade
New beach restaurant plans party before/after Mardi Gras parade
The largest event on Navarre Beach, the Navarre Krewe of Jester’s Annual Mardi Gras Parade, starts at 1 p.m., Saturday, February 3. However, locals know you must be on the island before law enforcement closes down Navarre Beach Bridge around noon. Now parade goers have a great reason to come earlier and stay later! Navarre’s … read more
Newly seated utility board addresses golf course issues
Newly seated utility board addresses golf course issues
Holley-Navarre Water System’s board of directors at a meeting on Tuesday discussed the utility-owned Club at Hidden Creek, addressing financial issues and improvements to the facility. Club manager Jim Morgan asked the board for additional operating funds and an extension on repayment of existing promissory notes to the utility. Morgan also requested the board look … read more
