Your local marsh: Where magic happens
Your local marsh: Where magic happens
As a Navarre resident or visitor, you may be passing by one of Mother Nature’s greatest gifts to us — everyday! How easily we take our natural assets for granted, not realizing that they are busy working for us day and night. What I’m referring to is a salt marsh. For such a humble-sounding name, … read more
Local market welcomes shoppers, vendors
Local market welcomes shoppers, vendors
“Sip, Shop, Smile” is the theme for Sand Dollar Saturday, a once-monthly marketplace venue located in Sand Dollar Plaza on Hwy 87 South in Navarre. Created by Michelle Massey, owner of A Special Place, and Carolyn Williams, owner of Sand Dollar Cottage, the marketplace’s goal is to provide a venue for local non-profits, community organizations, … read more
Navarre Rotary awards scholarships
Navarre Rotary awards scholarships
Last Friday, Rotary Club of Navarre hosted their 2016 Navarre High School scholarship winners and families at Hidden Creek Golf Course in Navarre. Rotary Club of Navarre awarded eleven $1,000 college scholarships to eligible 2016 Navarre High School seniors. This is the largest amount awarded in the history of the Rotary Club of Navarre and … read more
Bartlett and Fletcher make last lap count
Bartlett and Fletcher make last lap count
Saturday night at Southern Raceway every driver seemed to want to lead the pack going into turn one, but as the cautions flew, the key drivers learned it was be there at the end that mattered most. With $1,000 on the line in the Open Wheel Modified Division Joey Bartlett, Mike Lane, and Todd Neiheiser … read more
Beach bound
Beach bound
For the past year, anytime Kaden Grizzard wanted to go out to the beach, his mother, Leah Cortello, took him to Navarre Pier where he was able to glance down onto the white sands below him to see children building sand castles and couples watching the sunset. The only time his mother was actually able … read more
Pier contract changes on commission agenda
Pier contract changes on commission agenda
Santa Rosa County Commissioners are set to make some changes to the lease agreement with Coastal Concessions, the company that contracts with the county to run the Navarre Beach Pier. The amended agreement is on the agenda for Monday’s commission committee meeting, set for 9 a.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Office Complex, 6495 … read more
Chamber/CEO file motion to dismiss defamation suit
Chamber/CEO file motion to dismiss defamation suit
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and its CEO Judith Morehead filed a May 31 motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against them by Beach Community Bank President Tony Hughes. Hughes filed his suit May 18, alleging Morehead made false accusations against him during a board meeting and accusing the chamber of negligence … read more
Charges dropped against Maloney
Charges dropped against Maloney
A DUI charge was dismissed against a well-known Mobile, Ala. lawyer and Navarre resident Wednesday after the Florida State Attorney’s Office ruled there was not sufficient evidence to prove the suspect was under the influence during the time of his arrest. The attorney, David J. Maloney, who has an address at the 8100 block of … read more
County approves Williams Creek wastewater treatment facility
County approves Williams Creek wastewater treatment facility
Photo caption: Phil Phillips, Clinton Wells and Paul Gardner with Holley-Navarre Water System pictured at an existing rapid infiltration basin system on Gordon Evans Road. Santa Rosa County Commissioners on May 26 approved a controversial request by Holley-Navarre Water System to construct a $1 million treated wastewater facility near Williams Creek in Navarre. A HNWS engineer promised the … read more
Courthouse location to be included in tax question
Courthouse location to be included in tax question
When Santa Rosa voters go to the polls in August to decide whether to fund a new courthouse with an increased sale tax, county commissioners want to make sure citizens know where the facility would be built. On Monday, commissioners discussed ballot language asking voters to approve the half percent sales tax increase. County Administrator … read more
