EDITORIAL: Let’s be honest
EDITORIAL: Let’s be honest
When I worked as a spokesperson for the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners in 2006-2007, I learned a lot. In fact, I came to know so much about the inner workings of our local government that it transformed me into a watchdog. Toward the end of the 2006 fiscal year I was handed … read more
Citizens speak out against property taxes
Citizens speak out against property taxes
Navarre resident Debbie Gunnoe was one of many residents who addressed county commissioners during last night’s final budget hearing. Notice of a proposed $2.1 million property tax increase published Sept. 14 prompted nearly 50 people to attend Santa Rosa County’s final budget hearing Tuesday night. But despite pleas from the crowd, commissioners approved the levy … read more
Healing Paws at home show
Healing Paws at home show
The Navarre Home Show offers a venue for local vendors to showcase services and products providing practical solutions to homeowners and prospective homeowners. Since the Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) launched its Home Show in 2009, it has grown into a community event with services ranging from landscaping and storm protection to kitchen remodelers … read more
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy showcases K9
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy showcases K9
During the September presentation of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy, Sgt. Roman Jackson explained operations to class members while Officer Clay Smith with K9 Narco provided a demonstration. Training includes obedience, tracking, evidence searches, open area and building searches and narcotics detection. Deploying a K9 unit can significantly lower risks … read more
Gulf Breeze woman arrested for battery
Gulf Breeze woman arrested for battery
A Gulf Breeze woman who was allegedly upset over her house not being clean and for her husband having unwanted guests over at her residence was arrested for Battery last Thursday after her husband claimed she kicked him in his shin. Thirty-six-year-old Stephanie Ernst was arrested for the alleged incident and booked into Santa Rosa … read more
Hot Cup of Tea – Sept. 16, 2016
Hot Cup of Tea – Sept. 16, 2016
“VOTERS uninspired by the Federal Election could elect to opt-out of the vote and instead cop a $20 fine.” I hope you didn’t spit your coffee all over you when you read this headline, sorry about that! Actually this was an article I read recently about what happens in Australia when you don’t vote. Here … read more
Raiders host 9/11 memorial
Raiders host 9/11 memorial
Tap. Tap. Tap. That’s the only sound that could be heard on the front lawn of Navarre High School on Sept. 9. Those taps were from hammers that NHS JROTC students were using to tap hundreds of flags into the ground around the school’s flag pole. 2,996 flags. One for each life lost during the … read more
Dolphins pound Northview 42-0
Dolphins pound Northview 42-0
The Northview High School Chiefs failed to block Gulf Breeze High School’s ambitions of a State-Championship run on Sept. 9 in the Dolphins’ raucous 42-0 victory. Gulf Breeze displayed a multi-threat offense in the shutout against the Chiefs, which rushed for 197 yards and was led through the air by senior quarterback Tyler Phelps — who … read more
Packed house for historic chamber meeting
Packed house for historic chamber meeting
There was a standing-room-only crowd at the Sept. 13 charter membership meeting of the newly formed Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce. “The tremendous turnout reinforces our decision to start The Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce,” said CEO Tony Alexander. “It’s obvious there is a want and desire for a strong advocate for business … read more
Property tax hike proposed
Property tax hike proposed
At a Sept. 20 public hearing Santa Rosa County Commissioners will decide whether or not to levy a roughly $2.1 million increase in property taxes. Commissioner Chairman Lane Lynchard said the 6.0953 millage rate will remain the same it has been for around eight years. “Any increase in property tax revenue is due to new … read more
