Eglin Personnel Flight Commander receives 2021 Ron Mobayed Military Big of the Year
Eglin Personnel Flight Commander receives 2021 Ron Mobayed Military Big of the Year
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida (BBBSNWFL) names United States Air Force Personnel Flight Commander, Alan Erickson, as the 2021 Ron Mobayed Military Big of the Year. The Ron Mobayed Award was established as a memorial to the life of Lt. Ronald Joseph Mobayed, who was an outstanding Big Brother while he was stationed in Pensacola … read more
DeSantis Announces $765M+ Record Funding for Teachers
DeSantis Announces $765M+ Record Funding for Teachers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by teachers, school principals, and superintendents in Baker County, Sarasota County and Okaloosa County to announce a total of $765 million in funding to support Florida’s teachers. These investments include $550 million to continue elevating minimum teacher salaries, as well as $215 million to provide all of Florida’s … read more
Navarre Family Watersports Now Offers Fishing Charters
Navarre Family Watersports Now Offers Fishing Charters
Navarre Family Watersports, a popular local attraction located on Santa Rosa Sound just east of Navarre Beach Bridge, offers a variety of family fun, which now includes inshore and nearshore charters. Captain Dave Hicks has been fishing the Intercoastal Waterway for many years, placing in many area tournaments. The new boat, Chasin’ Finz, is a … read more
WSRE Awarded Gold Telly for Documentary on Santa Rosa’s Legendary Hank Locklin
WSRE Awarded Gold Telly for Documentary on Santa Rosa’s Legendary Hank Locklin
Two WSRE productions, “Hank Locklin: Country Music’s Timeless Tenor” and “Beyond the Menu,” have garnered the public television station and its staff four 2021 Telly Awards for excellence in video and television production. The station was awarded its first Gold Telly in the Television: Documentary category for “Hank Locklin: Country Music’s Timeless Tenor.” The one-hour … read more
RESTORE Council Approves Florida Funding Including $2M for Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program
RESTORE Council Approves Florida Funding Including $2M for Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program
The Pensacola Bay Estuary is depicted in this graphic. Submitted graphic. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) recently approved more than $83 million in funding for restoration efforts benefiting Florida, including $2 million awarded to development a comprehensive management plan for the Pensacola and Perdido Bay Estuary Program. The funding has been approved … read more
Local Memorial Day Events Planned
Local Memorial Day Events Planned
There are several Memorial Day ceremonies and fireworks displays planned for the local area and related closures have been announced, leading up to the holiday, which will take place Monday, May 31. A Memorial Day ceremony will take place at 10 a.m., Mon., May 31 at Navarre Park, located at 8513 Navarre Parkway in Navarre. … read more
First phase of artificial reef construction in northwest Florida now complete
First phase of artificial reef construction in northwest Florida now complete
“Super reef” structures were deployed in 2018 at a site roughly one mile south of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Photo courtesy Captain Gary’s Gulf Diver. The construction phase for the Florida Artificial Reef Creation and Restoration project has been completed. This approximately $11.5 million project was funded with Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Phase III Early Restoration funds. This … read more
Hurricane Season 2021 starts June 1, runs through Nov. 30
Hurricane Season 2021 starts June 1, runs through Nov. 30
Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and runs through the end of November. In preparation for the 2021 hurricane season, Santa Rosa County recently updated the evacuation zone map as part of a statewide evacuation zone study through Florida Department of Emergency Management. The revised evacuation zones are based on updated storm surge models created by the … read more
Super Galaxy visits Eglin for countermeasures testing
Super Galaxy visits Eglin for countermeasures testing
A 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares during a test May 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Dover Air Force Base aircraft and aircrew released the flares as part of a two-week defensive countermeasures test program with the 46th Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) Engineers, testers and support … read more
Man Booked After Loudly Cursing and Making Threats at Local ER
Man Booked After Loudly Cursing and Making Threats at Local ER
Gulf Breeze Police Department on May 22 responded to Gulf Breeze Baptist Emergency Room in response to a combative patient. Police say they found 41-year-old Dean Harris Entrekin, a resident of Highpoint Drive in Gulf Breeze, standing in a room, unsteady on his feet and swaying uncontrollably. They noted he had a strong odor of … read more
