City OKs rate increase
City OKs rate increase
For the second time in a year, South Santa Rosa Utilities System customers will see an increase in their water and sewer rates thanks to a vote at Monday’s City of Gulf Breeze City Council meeting. The board voted 4-1 to implement a 2 percent increase for both city and SSRUS customers with an additional … read more
Making waves
Making waves
Last Saturday, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area gave a big boost to help one local expand on her vision and love for marine science education, marking a first for the Navarre community. At their annual gala, IMPACT 100 awarded the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station a $108,200 grant, which will help the nonprofit purchase an … read more
New beach pavilions coming in 2017
New beach pavilions coming in 2017
Last week Santa Rosa County received an update on plans for a new pavilions and beach accesses within the county-owned Navarre Beach Marine Park. The $1.8 million construction funded through Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill restoration funds is expected to begin in April 2017. Pearce Barrett, Natural Resources Damage Assessment Coordinator for the Florida Department of … read more
Weekend Food Program bags 550 hygiene kits
Weekend Food Program bags 550 hygiene kits
The Navarre Weekend Food Program recently partnered with area businesses and volunteers to produce 550 hygiene kids for Navarre and Gulf Breeze students. This is the first of two kits that will be delivered during the 2016-17 school year to area children that need them. The program was paid for with a grant from the … read more
VFW hosting essay contest
VFW hosting essay contest
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is now accepting entries for its 2016-17 youth scholarship competition. This is an opportunity for local students to win awards as well as on the state and national levels. VFW’s Voice of Democracy has been the VFW’s premier scholarship program since 1947. This years’ theme for the scholarship program … read more
Raiders make it 7-0 after win over Milton
Raiders make it 7-0 after win over Milton
Last Friday night at Navarre High School, a Raider victory over the Milton Panthers made it apparent that both Gulf Breeze High School and the Raiders are going to have it out on Oct. 28 when they go head-to-head. That’s because Navarre took home a 44-0 victory over the Panthers two weeks after the Dolphins … read more
GB dominates Pace on Senior Night
GB dominates Pace on Senior Night
Tyler Phelps led the Gulf Breeze High School Dolphins to a 55-28 victory over Pace High School last Friday night, throwing for a personal-best 425 yards and four touchdowns on Senior Night. The Patriots opened up the night by recieving the kickoff and returned the ball to the 48-yard line, threatening to score withing the … read more
Residents reporting clown sightings in HBTS
Residents reporting clown sightings in HBTS
Recent reports of clown sightings have surfaced in Holley-by-the-Sea following an influx of disturbing clown sightings around the nation. A Holley-by-the-Sea resident posted on the Facbook page Concerned Citizens of Navarre that her children had spotted clown(s) on Coral Street, Hawthorne Drive and Bayou Drive. Other residents in the neighborhood also confirmed they saw clowns … read more
Report: Navarre man allegedly masturbated in front of minor
Report: Navarre man allegedly masturbated in front of minor
A Navarre man was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on October 7 following a month-long investigation through the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office regarding allegations that the man was spotted by a 16-year-old and adults masturbating in the nude in the front window of his home on numerous occasions. Seventy-two-year-old Richard Schnabel was arrested … read more
Navarre, Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office hosting K9 competition
Navarre, Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office hosting K9 competition
During the week of February 27, 2017 some of the best police dogs in America will travel to Navarre to participate in the United States Police Canine Association National Detector Dog Trials. These highly skilled and expertly trained police dogs will be competing against one another as they are judged on their performances to seek … read more
