Navarre Beach Sound Side Boardwalks nearly complete
Navarre Beach Sound Side Boardwalks nearly complete
Just in time for beach weather, much-anticipated ADA-friendly improvements in Navarre Beach Marine Park are nearly complete! The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners along with representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection invite the public to join them for a ribbon-cutting for the sound side boardwalk enhancements, on Tues., Apr. 9 at … read more
License-free freshwater fishing this weekend
License-free freshwater fishing this weekend
South Santa Rosa News file photo What better way to celebrate the state’s great spring weather and ample outdoor opportunities than by casting a line into a freshwater lake or pond? This weekend, April 6 and 7, a freshwater fishing license isn’t required to enjoy the sport. License-free freshwater fishing days allow anglers to fish … read more
Special tactics airman to be awarded Silver Star Medal
Special tactics airman to be awarded Silver Star Medal
A Silver Star Medal will be presented to an Air Force Special Tactics operator during a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia, April 9. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch, an ST tactical air control party operator assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations … read more
State changes deer hunting rules for 2019-2020 season
State changes deer hunting rules for 2019-2020 season
South Santa Rosa News file photo The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners during their February meeting passed new deer hunting rules that take effect starting with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons in Zone A on Aug. 3, 2019. Annual statewide bag limit – five deer, of which only two may … read more
Man stabbed multiple times after release from jail
Man stabbed multiple times after release from jail
Sheldon Hutchins, a former Holley-Navarre Water System board member, was stabbed multiple times March 30, following his release from Santa Rosa County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of amphetamine trafficking. No details regarding his condition are presently available. However, a suspect in the stabbing, Kristopher Chance Hamilton, 36, 2761 Penn Street in Navarre, was … read more
Gulf Coast’s largest indoor waterpark, hotel and RV park planned for OWA
Gulf Coast’s largest indoor waterpark, hotel and RV park planned for OWA
OWA (oh-wah), the Gulf Coast’s largest entertainment destination, is continuing to expand with the announcement of a $100 million investment for Phase II. Construction is slated to begin summer 2019 and will include the Gulf Coast’s largest indoor waterpark, an accompanying 200-room resort hotel with conference space, and a luxury, family-friendly RV Park. Creek Indian … read more
Colonel Cocanour to address chamber military affairs council
Colonel Cocanour to address chamber military affairs council
The Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council during its April 16 monthly meeting will host as guest speaker Colonel Spencer C. Cocanour, Vice Commander, 24th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field. The 24th SOW is the only wing in the Air Force dedicated to Special Tactics Airmen, providing … read more
Inaugural Hunger Heroes 5K set for April 27 on Navarre Beach
Inaugural Hunger Heroes 5K set for April 27 on Navarre Beach
The Weekend Food Program of Navarre will host its Inaugural Hunger Heroes 5K fundraiser April 27 on Navarre Beach. The nonprofit group during the 2018-19 school year provided 477 students at six Navarre schools with nutritional weekend supplemental food, and snacks were also provided to participating schools to help out teachers personally cover that expense … read more
Lt. Gen. Slife appointed to command AFSOC
Lt. Gen. Slife appointed to command AFSOC
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan recently announced Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Slife has been nominated to command Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field. No announcement has yet been made regarding when he will assume command. Slife is currently serving as vice commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Washington, District … read more
Artificial reefs to be deployed in Destin
Artificial reefs to be deployed in Destin
South Santa Rosa News file photo of Navarre Beach reef deployment The Emerald Coast Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, the tourist development department of Okaloosa County, has announced it will deploy several artificial reefs into Gulf of Mexico waters adjacent to Okaloosa County beaches over the next several weeks. These artificial reefs will not only provide … read more
