Acclaimed Navarre teacher wins prestigious award
Acclaimed Navarre teacher wins prestigious award
After nearly two decades as an educator, award-winning Navarre marine science teacher Charlene Mauro, is still fired up about helping students learn and receiving recognition for blazing new trails in the field. “As I approach twenty years in teaching, I still love it as much as I did in the beginning,” Mauro said. The National Marine Educator’s Association recently … read more
Pro-sales tax group urges creation of citizens panel to oversee tax issues
Pro-sales tax group urges creation of citizens panel to oversee tax issues
A new citizens group that wants Santa Rosa County voters to support an increase in the sales tax to fund a new courthouse and other projects is asking the County Commission to make the process as transparent as possible. Ed Carson, Pace resident and chairman of a political committee called Moving Santa Rosa Forward, urged … read more
Extend pier contract or seek new proposals?
Extend pier contract or seek new proposals?
Santa Rosa County Commissioners could decide this month whether to extend the current contractor’s right to operate the Navarre Beach Gulf Pier or seek new proposals from other companies. Coastal Concessions has held the contract to operate the pier and adjoining store/restaurant since Jan. 1, 2014. That contract expires on Dec. 31, 2016. “The contract … read more
Tough Mudder a “big win” for tourism – $1.5 m economic boost for county
Tough Mudder a “big win” for tourism – $1.5 m economic boost for county
A study by the University of West Florida’s Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development shows the 2016 Tough Mudder event generated a regional economic impact of nearly $2.8 million. “The Haas Center report confirms what most of us already knew, the Tough Mudder event was unquestionably a big win for our county … read more
Local July 4 fireworks schedule
Local July 4 fireworks schedule
Navarre Beach Fireworks Navarre Beach Parking Lot, 8579 Gulf Boulevard, Navarre Beach 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fort Walton Beach Fireworks Fort Walton Beach Landing 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pensacola Beach Fireworks Quietwater Beach on Pensacola Beach 8:30 p.m. Pensacola Sertoma Fireworks Show Downtown Pensacola along Bayfront Parkway 9 p.m. … read more
Proposal could give golf course a facelift
Proposal could give golf course a facelift
The City of Gulf Breeze is looking to take a swing at getting public input on a FEMA Alternative Project that could help the city purchase equipment to better maintain Tiger Point Golf Course and other city properties. The city was slated to receive a little over $500,000 from FEMA due to damages incurred during … read more
GBPD: We need better eyes in the sky
GBPD: We need better eyes in the sky
The City of Gulf Breeze Police Chief might have an extra set of eyes watching over his city thanks to a request he threw into the hat at Wednesday night’s Gulf Breeze Executive Committee meeting. Chief Robert Randle proposed that the city utilize Red Light Camera monies to purchase or replace surveillance cameras within the … read more
Columnist: Protect county park land
Columnist: Protect county park land
There’s a community debate underway about whether the County should grant a lease amendment to the owners of a Sound-front property on the east end of Navarre Beach. The change would allow the leaseholder to build seven condos on the property that is currently approved only for a small dry-storage marina. There are arguments on … read more
Gulf Breeze Police Report: July 1, 2016
Gulf Breeze Police Report: July 1, 2016
Tuesday, June 21 At the 700 block of U.S. Highway 98, Gulf Breeze Police conducted a traffic stop on a driver who was not wearing her seatbelt at 9:13 a.m. The stop ultimately led to the arrest of the driver, Brandy Sasser, 32, of Pensacola for Driving with a Suspended License. Also on Tuesday, at … read more
GBPD: Additional funds needed for more presence on 98
GBPD: Additional funds needed for more presence on 98
City of Gulf Breeze Police Chief Robert Randle is looking for a leg up from the city to help his department keep up enforcement in the city limits for the remainder of the fiscal year. On Wednesday, at the city’s Executive Committee meeting, the city discussed giving the department $10,000 from the city’s Red Light … read more
