Hurricane Hunter flight planned this afternoon for Invest 97L
Hurricane Hunter flight planned this afternoon for Invest 97L
Graphic: www.wunderground.com Although Invest 97L has a 90 percent change of further development into Tropical Depression Matthew by this weekend, models suggest the storm will take a sharp northern turn after entering the Southeast Caribbean. Currently sustained winds are 35 mph. According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 1 a.m., C.D.T the storm was located … read more
Locals serve up new initiative
Locals serve up new initiative
A local church and a new area sports group have banded together to help start two youth intramural volleyball leagues at Midway’s Community Life United Methodist Church. The idea sparked from Mi Familia Volleyball Club, the area’s newest volleyball club, who approached the church about starting the leagues on their campus. John Carroll, Mi Familia’s … read more
Moms tackle student hunger
Moms tackle student hunger
Michelle Abrams was a volunteer for the Rotary Club of Gulf Breeze’s Weekend Food Program helping bag up food for needy Navarre area students. Last year she felt Navarre needed its own similar program. “At that time, I started discussing it and praying for the right opportunity to open,” Abrams said. One day she was … read more
Hwy. 98 widening meeting draws crowd
Hwy. 98 widening meeting draws crowd
Tuesday night, dozens of locals scanned across overhead shots of over 25 miles worth of roadway that could potentially be widened within the next decade. That roadway is better known as congested U.S. Highway 98. The Florida Department of Transportation held two public input meetings this week to get feedback on potential roadblocks this project … read more
EDITORIAL: Let’s be honest
EDITORIAL: Let’s be honest
When I worked as a spokesperson for the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners in 2006-2007, I learned a lot. In fact, I came to know so much about the inner workings of our local government that it transformed me into a watchdog. Toward the end of the 2006 fiscal year I was handed … read more
Citizens speak out against property taxes
Citizens speak out against property taxes
Navarre resident Debbie Gunnoe was one of many residents who addressed county commissioners during last night’s final budget hearing. Notice of a proposed $2.1 million property tax increase published Sept. 14 prompted nearly 50 people to attend Santa Rosa County’s final budget hearing Tuesday night. But despite pleas from the crowd, commissioners approved the levy … read more
Healing Paws at home show
Healing Paws at home show
The Navarre Home Show offers a venue for local vendors to showcase services and products providing practical solutions to homeowners and prospective homeowners. Since the Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) launched its Home Show in 2009, it has grown into a community event with services ranging from landscaping and storm protection to kitchen remodelers … read more
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy showcases K9
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy showcases K9
During the September presentation of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy, Sgt. Roman Jackson explained operations to class members while Officer Clay Smith with K9 Narco provided a demonstration. Training includes obedience, tracking, evidence searches, open area and building searches and narcotics detection. Deploying a K9 unit can significantly lower risks … read more
Gulf Breeze woman arrested for battery
Gulf Breeze woman arrested for battery
A Gulf Breeze woman who was allegedly upset over her house not being clean and for her husband having unwanted guests over at her residence was arrested for Battery last Thursday after her husband claimed she kicked him in his shin. Thirty-six-year-old Stephanie Ernst was arrested for the alleged incident and booked into Santa Rosa … read more
Hot Cup of Tea – Sept. 16, 2016
Hot Cup of Tea – Sept. 16, 2016
“VOTERS uninspired by the Federal Election could elect to opt-out of the vote and instead cop a $20 fine.” I hope you didn’t spit your coffee all over you when you read this headline, sorry about that! Actually this was an article I read recently about what happens in Australia when you don’t vote. Here … read more
