South end teams fall short at track meet
South end teams fall short at track meet
After tallying up the scores of 16 area schools and coming to a tie, a coin toss decided the boys’ winner of Saturday afternoon’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes Panhandle Championship track and field meet. Boys’ meet West Florida High School and Pine Forest High School set themselves apart from the competition in a tight finish … read more
Boys serve up win over Wildcats
Boys serve up win over Wildcats
The skies were dark and cloudy last Monday afternoon, but the smiles on the faces of the Gulf Breeze High School tennis players lit up the court in response to the team’s victory over Booker T. Washington High School. Boys Singles Hayden Essary got the boys’ matches started when he faced off against Michael Berryman … read more
GB girls succeed over Wildcats
GB girls succeed over Wildcats
The Gulf Breeze High School Dolphin girls took home another victory on the tennis courts last Monday when they took on the Booker T. Washington Wildcats. Girls Singles Caroline Scheufler faced off against Emily Dawson and showed her expertise in the 6-1, 6-2 wins over Washington’s No. 1. The two girls had one of the … read more
Can we clone Greg Brown?
Can we clone Greg Brown?
EDITORIAL Santa Rosa County property owners recently received a mailout from the office of Property Appraiser Greg Brown, alerting them about three companies he said “offer you a copy of your deed and property assessment profiles for an exorbitant price.” Brown informed property owners that these businesses gather public information and charge $83 or $89 … read more
Sales tax workshop proposed for April 11
Sales tax workshop proposed for April 11
The Santa Rosa County Commission wants to hear what taxpayers think about funding a new judicial facility that could cost nearly $50 million with a sales tax increase. Commissioners will conduct a public workshop on April 11 at 6 p.m. to discuss a Local Option Sales Tax – or LOST – to fund the courthouse … read more
Sheriff Hall may reconsider bid for re-election
Sheriff Hall may reconsider bid for re-election
Rumors that Florida Senator Greg Evers may enter the race for Santa Rosa County Sheriff are running rampant. Now longtime Sheriff Wendell Hall, who had endorsed his own Chief Deputy as his replacement, said he might reconsider seeking another term. The issue was fueled by a phone poll conducted about two weeks ago, asking Santa Rosa County voters … read more
Woman does good deed for man, gets robbed, assaulted
Woman does good deed for man, gets robbed, assaulted
A man who admitted to being high on meth, struck a female and robbed her outside of Publix in Navarre Sunday night after she went inside the store to buy cigarettes for the man as a good deed. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office later arrested the suspect, William Robbie Temples,and charged him … read more
Are 10 years of beach beautification ending?
Are 10 years of beach beautification ending?
Photo caption: The committee erected a solar-powered welcome sign at the west entrance to Navarre Beach on Gulf Boulevard. Members of the Navarre Beach Beautification Committee made a presentation to Santa Rosa County Commissioners at Monday’s board meeting. And they’re ready to toss in the towel. John Lewis, chairman of the committee, outlined more than a decade worth of projects … read more
Dunkin’ Donuts coming in June
Dunkin’ Donuts coming in June
Dirt is being tossed and mouths are watering in anticipation for the new Dunkin’ Donuts that is in the process of being built at the corner of U.S. Highway 98 and Northcliff Drive. Workers started leveling out the land adjacent to Chick-fil-a in Gulf Breeze Proper late last month and City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy … read more
Navarre a ‘top’ beach
Navarre a ‘top’ beach
Four beaches in Northwest Florida were named to TripAdvisor’s 2016 Traveler’s Choice list of the top beaches in the U.S. Pensacola Beach and Panama City Beach both landed in the top 10, ranking #7 and #10, respectively. Henderson Beach State Park in Destin came in at #11. And Navarre Beach made the list at #23 … read more
