NYSA teams get taste of success
NYSA teams get taste of success
The Navarre Youth Sports Association Girls Youth Softball program has been hard at work over the last 18 months. A typical year for the program is a Spring softball session that begins in January with a draft and practices which leads to a 10-15 game season. The players have asked for more time on the … read more
Another one in the books
Another one in the books
A wire-to-wire win capped off a great night at Southern Raceway in Milton for Navarre’s own HSH Racing (www.hshracing.com). Driver Carl Dodson along with co-owner Will Goulet, have kept up the momentum throughout the race in the Pure Stock Division. HSH Racing is in its first year of racing as a team. Will Goulet, owner … read more
A bridge to the past
A bridge to the past
A new Yellow River Bridge is under construction as part of the expansion of Highway 87 South from a two-lane road to a four-lane divided highway. Before bridge construction began, a team of researchers excavated an area in the right of way near the planned new bridge’s landing, where three homes and a store owned … read more
Santa Rosa considers bed tax deal with Airbnb
Santa Rosa considers bed tax deal with Airbnb
Santa Rosa County leaders have inked a deal that will dictate how the online rental booking company Airbnb will pay bed taxes for units rented through its services. “The online vacation rental industry has continued to evolve during recent years and Airbnb is a major vendor in this market,” County Administrator Tony Gomillion wrote in … read more
Navarre Paramedic charged after taking “selfie” with patients
Navarre Paramedic charged after taking “selfie” with patients
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Okaloosa County EMS paramedic and issued active warrants for another in connection with an investigation that revealed they used their cell phones to take selfies and videos with patients inside ambulances for their own amusement as part of a “selfie war” competition. Many patients were incubated, … read more
Proposed development in park nixed from agenda
Proposed development in park nixed from agenda
DEVELOPING STORY A lease modification request to develop a 134-unit condominium development inside Navarre Beach Marine Park has been removed from next week’s county commission agenda at the request of developer Ron Ward. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Chamber crumbling
Chamber crumbling
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce removed two directors at a July 20 meeting, and a third director resigned afterwards, leaving four vacancies on the troubled board. Navarre businessman James Dabney, owner of East River Smokehouse, and Cindy Stephens, branch manager of Beach Community Bank in Navarre, were voted off the board. Stephens was … read more
Locals earn Eagle Scout badge
Locals earn Eagle Scout badge
The eagle soars high and seeks to rest only upon the lofty peaks. As an Eagle Scout, you too must soar high. You must not swerve from the path of duty. Your ideals must be lofty. You must strive to obtain that which is the highest and noblest in life. Last Saturday, four Boy Scouts … read more
Gulf Breeze Police Report- June 28 – July 11, 2016
Gulf Breeze Police Report- June 28 – July 11, 2016
Tuesday, June 28 At the 700 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze Police conducted a traffic stop on a Pace man’s vehicle. The stop ultimately led to the arrest of the driver, Jason Emmons, 41, for Driving With a Suspended License. Also on Tuesday, at the 700 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway, police conducted … read more
Man arrested for battery on live-in girlfriend
Man arrested for battery on live-in girlfriend
A Navarre man was arrested for misdemeanor Battery after he allegedly hit his girlfriend after the two had indulged in alcoholic beverages on Navarre Beach. According to the arrest report, the suspect, John Selfridge, 23, was arrested last Wednesday, for the incident, which occurred back on June 12. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest … read more
