Chamber leader appointed to Defense Support Initiative Committee
Chamber leader appointed to Defense Support Initiative Committee
Beach Community Bank President Tony Hughes, who serves as chairman of the Military Affairs Council for the Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County’s Defense Support Initiative Committee. According to Kay Rasmussen, associate director of the EDC, the committee monitors state and federal activities … read more
Holley home a “total loss” after fire
Holley home a “total loss” after fire
Photo courtesy Holley-Navarre Fire Department Fire crews responded around 6:15 a.m. to the 3300 block of Doodie Lane in Holley on February 4. “The dispatch center advised they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting smoke and flames from the residence,” stated Holley-Navarre Fire Chief Ron Norton in a Feb. 6 press release. According to Norton, … read more
New wildlife refuge site in Holley on zoning board agenda
New wildlife refuge site in Holley on zoning board agenda
Holley residents William and Carol Andersen recently donated an undeveloped 2.2-acre parcel near Billory Baptist Church to the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. The county zoning board this week will review a request to allow an animal rehabilitation park at the site. In a letter seeking support from nearby property owners, Refuge Director Susan Leveille said … read more
How will county commissioners spend new tax revenues?
How will county commissioners spend new tax revenues?
Santa Rosa County Commissioners tomorrow will hold a workshop to review the county budget and look ahead toward how the board will spend its new tax revenues, including the roughly $35-40 million expected from the local option sales tax for infrastructure which was approved by voters last November. A county staff report, included in the workshop’s … read more
HGTV to film in Gulf Breeze
HGTV to film in Gulf Breeze
If you’re out and about in Gulf Breeze Proper within the coming weeks and happen to run into a film crew, don’t be alarmed. At Wednesday’s Executive Committee meeting, city council learned that a production crew with cable channel Home and Garden Television (HGTV) will be filming an episode of Beach Hunters in Gulf Breeze … read more
Local team snags 10 ft. Mako
Local team snags 10 ft. Mako
A local fishing group that gives back to area veterans snagged their first big catch of the year last Saturday: a 10 ft. 2 inch Mako Shark from the white sands of Navarre Beach. The estimated 600 pound shark was hauled in by the American Yakers fishing team based out of Navarre. Founders Chester Gamble … read more
Let’s get the sewage out of the sound
Let’s get the sewage out of the sound
A New Year is shaping up to be a year of major changes and probably more surprises. Most happenings on the state and national level are out of our control. We are all hoping for the best for our nation. Locally, we have opportunities to get involved with decisions being made and by working together, … read more
City of Gulf Breeze backing tax renewal
City of Gulf Breeze backing tax renewal
The City of Gulf Breeze is backing a proposed one-half cent sales tax renewal that could help bring new schools to Santa Rosa County. The City unanimously agreed at their Wednesday Executive Committee meeting that they would follow in the same footsteps of their predecessors in 1997 who adopted a resolution supporting an increased sales … read more
Fire rips through Tiger Point home
Fire rips through Tiger Point home
Local fire stations responded to a fire in Tiger Point late last Friday night, which ripped through a home, rendering it a total loss. The blaze started at around 10:30 p.m. at the brick home, located at the 1500 block of Redfish Point Road, just west of the Garcon Point Bridge. It quickly tore through … read more
NJROTC recognized by Matt Gaetz
NJROTC recognized by Matt Gaetz
Leadership is earned, not given. And Navarre High School NJROTC Master Chief Jimmy Etheridge knows this. He, along with the rest of the NJROTC instructors at the school have helped push their academic and orienteering team to new heights over the 2016-17 school year. Because of the academic team’s recent haul-in at the Navy JROTC … read more
