Hiring event Friday at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
Hiring event Friday at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
The Florida Department of Corrections will host a recruitment event at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution. WHAT: The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking qualified individuals to join our agency. If possible, please bring the following: driver’s license, legible copy of birth certificate, social security card, high school diploma, GED or college transcripts and any … read more
Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation expenditures
Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation expenditures
More documents will be posted soon. Story will be posted Friday.
Local pens book about human trafficking
Local pens book about human trafficking
Skip Orth is known locally as an expert on lawn care. But he’s also garnering recognition as an author on a mission to help stop human trafficking. Orth recently published a book called “If I could talk to you about human trafficking this is what I would say…” The 117-page book describes the complicated issues … read more
Hurricane Hunter flight planned this afternoon for Invest 97L
Hurricane Hunter flight planned this afternoon for Invest 97L
Graphic: www.wunderground.com Although Invest 97L has a 90 percent change of further development into Tropical Depression Matthew by this weekend, models suggest the storm will take a sharp northern turn after entering the Southeast Caribbean. Currently sustained winds are 35 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 1 a.m., C.D.T the storm was located … read more
Locals serve up new initiative
Locals serve up new initiative
A local church and a new area sports group have banded together to help start two youth intramural volleyball leagues at Midway’s Community Life United Methodist Church. The idea sparked from Mi Familia Volleyball Club, the area’s newest volleyball club, who approached the church about starting the leagues on their campus. John Carroll, Mi Familia’s … read more
Moms tackle student hunger
Moms tackle student hunger
Michelle Abrams was a volunteer for the Rotary Club of Gulf Breeze’s Weekend Food Program helping bag up food for needy Navarre area students. Last year she felt Navarre needed its own similar program. “At that time, I started discussing it and praying for the right opportunity to open,” Abrams said. One day she was … read more
Hwy. 98 widening meeting draws crowd
Hwy. 98 widening meeting draws crowd
Tuesday night, dozens of locals scanned across overhead shots of over 25 miles worth of roadway that could potentially be widened within the next decade. That roadway is better known as congested U.S. Highway 98. The Florida Department of Transportation held two public input meetings this week to get feedback on potential roadblocks this project … read more
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
