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
Storm rips through area
Storm rips through area
According to Cody Lindsey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mobile, Ala., damage from Monday’s storms in the south end of Santa Rosa County was a result of straight-line winds, not a tornado. “That’s what we believe,” he said, pointing out a meteorologist surveyed the damage from Pensacola to Navarre and used radar … read more
Local physician perishes in plane crash
Local physician perishes in plane crash
A Navarre doctor was one of two people who perished in a small aircraft accident last Thursday evening off the coast of Destin in the Gulf of Mexico. Doctor Sheryl Roe, a doctor who specialized in acupuncture was the passenger on board the PA-28-181 Piper Archer aircraft along with James Shumbert, of Alvin, Texas. The … read more
No good deed goes unpunished
No good deed goes unpunished
Navarre man commits crimes against people trying to help him after alleging he was homeless A couple trying to do a good deed for a homeless man got the raw end of the deal when he damaged their RV twice and stole about $400 in property from them after they gave the man $40 … read more
Man charged with obstructing justice
Man charged with obstructing justice
A Navarre man was charged with Intimidating/Threatening a Victim of a Crime after his wife alleged he pushed her down, jumped on top of her and strangled her after he learned she had pulled $2,000 out of their joint bank account. According to the report, the woman called the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on … read more
Report: Mother attacks father of child after he notices pot inside her home
Report: Mother attacks father of child after he notices pot inside her home
A Navarre mother who begged the father of her child to come pick their child up at her house because “she couldn’t take it anymore”, later attacking the father of the child as he was holding him/her, was put behind bars Tuesday. The woman, Lynsey Taylor, 21, of the 9200 block of Ridge Drive was … read more
Government meetings- Feb. 19-25, 2016
Government meetings- Feb. 19-25, 2016
Saturday, Feb. 20 – Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association, Inc. meeting, 10 a.m., Juana’s Pagodas, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway, Navarre Monday, Feb. 22 – Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners Committee meeting, 9 a.m., Santa Rosa County Administrative Center Board Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton – Holley-Navarre Fire District Board of Fire … read more
