Outdoor concerts moving to island
Outdoor concerts moving to island
Free summer concerts are slated to continue in Navarre, but due to public safety concerns they will no longer take place at Navarre Park on U.S. 98. Instead the series will be moved to Navarre Beach — and different organizations will likely host the events in 2017 and 2018. The move ignited a heated discussion … read more
The Backbone of Health: Why choose Chiropractic care?
The Backbone of Health: Why choose Chiropractic care?
Why choose Chiropractic care? Well, how many of us as children were dropped on our heads, in a bike accident or fell out of a tree? How many of us sit at a desk all day at work or go home after work and sit in front of the TV all night? Do you sit … read more
$115K assistant admin contract on commission agenda
$115K assistant admin contract on commission agenda
Santa Rosa County Commissioners on Monday will discuss a $115,000 contract to hire Dan Schebler as its first-ever Assistant County Administrator. Schebler is a retired deputy program director for the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment in Washington, D.C. The county’s current County Administrator, Tony Gomillion, sought for the new position instead of replacing his … read more
Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2018
Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2018
STORY UPDATE – 2:45 p.m., Feb. 16: This afternoon the Santa Rosa County Commission’s Monday, Feb. 20 agenda was posted. It reveals the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday submitted an application seeking to use Navarre Beach Marine Park for a summer 2017 concert series. Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Tony … read more
New development underway in west Navarre
New development underway in west Navarre
Submitted rendition of Navarre Gardens’ 17,500-square-foot facility Last year South Santa Rosa News broke the news that a Walmart Neighborhood Market was coming to West Navarre, and that facility’s site is now under construction on north side of U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road. Additionally, just west of the new store and also on the … read more
East Bay Boulevard roadwork to resume Monday
East Bay Boulevard roadwork to resume Monday
It’s been over a month since resurfacing work began on a 4.5-mile stretch of East Bay Boulevard in Navarre, which is a popular cut through for motorists who want to avoid traffic on U.S. Highway 98. Road crews with Panhandle Paving and Grading, Inc. milled off a single layer of pavement on East Bay Boulevard … read more
WoodStoke Festival draws big crowd
WoodStoke Festival draws big crowd
Jason Stokes unloading the unique, wood-fired pottery during the festival The “WoodStoke Pottery and Kiln Festival” took place last Saturday, attracting a huge crowd to Holley Hill Pottery. The annual event, hosted by the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, was free and open to the public. Founders Marty and Brenda Stokes and their son, Jason, were … read more
Deadline looms for retro pay hike for teachers
Deadline looms for retro pay hike for teachers
Last week Santa Rosa County Schools Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick declared an “impasse” in contract negotiations with the district’s teachers’ union. Now the two sides are not in agreement with how to move forward with arbitration. At stake is retroactive salary increases for the district’s teachers — at a time when both sides agree there is … read more
County commissioners discuss how to spend new tax monies
County commissioners discuss how to spend new tax monies
Santa Rosa County Commissioners at a special workshop on Tuesday discussed how to spend new tax revenues, including $35-39 million from the local option sales tax approved by voters last November. Voters supported the half penny LOST increase for a five-year period to fund capital expenditures for police and fire and infrastructure improvements for flooding, … read more
Off-season tourism increases
Off-season tourism increases
Santa Rosa County’s tourism revenues have progressively increased since Santa Rosa County Tourist Director Julie Morgan came aboard in the fall of 2014. “I made a lot of changes when I got here,” said Morgan, noting she used her 20 years’ worth of previous experience marketing the Great Smokey Mountains area to help take Santa … read more
