Powell withdraws from Superintendent race
Powell withdraws from Superintendent race
Former Santa Rosa County Schools administrator Stewart R. “Buddy” Powell has withdrawn his candidacy for Santa Rosa County Superintendent of Schools. “Please withdraw my name from the ballot immediately as I wish to withdraw from the upcoming election,” Powell said in a Jan. 25 letter to Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane. According … read more
Mardi Gras madness
Mardi Gras madness
The Krewe of Jesters’ 30th Annual Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Parade will kick off at 1 p.m. this Saturday on Navarre Beach. This year’s theme is “Movies from 1986.” The parade takes place on Gulf Boulevard, starting at Arkansas Street and ending at Navarre Beach Marine Park. Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office will close Navarre Beach … read more
Holley by the Sea flood relief estimated at $86 million
Holley by the Sea flood relief estimated at $86 million
Fixing Holley by the Sea’s flooding problems will take $86 million worth of drainage projects, according to a recent study. County engineering consultant Baskerville Donovan presented results from the study, begun in 2013, at Monday’s Commission meeting. Engineers looked at 350 streets, 650 intersections, 8100 acres, 10,000 homes and businesses, and 9 primary drainage basins. … read more
Nowling steps into long awaited position
Nowling steps into long awaited position
The Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) recently selected a new president who is taking a set of her own ideas to strengthen the organization within the community. Amity Nowling was nominated by former NABOR president Bob Hartley to serve as the president for the organization this year. NABOR’s board of directors approved the nomination … read more
Clay Conference kicks off Wednesday
Clay Conference kicks off Wednesday
Potters from all over the nation will come to Santa Rosa County for The Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Inc. 2016 Woodstoke Pottery and Kiln Firing on Saturday, Feb. 6. The highlight will be opening two historical wood-fueled kilns unveiling creations by many different potters. This will be at Holley Hill Pottery, on the corner … read more
Rotary hosting gun raffle
Rotary hosting gun raffle
Navarre’s Rotary Club has brought a new type of fundraiser to the Navarre area. The club is running a gun raffle where they will raffle off one gun a day for 30 straight days starting on April 1. The raffle tickets are on sale now online at navarrerotarygunraffle.com, where you can view all the prizes … read more
Lacrosse season kicking off
Lacrosse season kicking off
Gulf Breeze High School Lacrosse boys’ and girls’ head coaches Matt Dorf and Carlee Costello are looking forward to the upcoming season of 2016, mostly because of the fact that it will be the first time Santa Rosa/Escambia has competed in a local district. Since the programs’ inception in 2012, the Gulf Breeze High School … read more
Giving back
Giving back
Funds keep flowing in to help get family members of the servicemen who perished in a Blackhawk Helicopter accident in Navarre last year to the area for the one-year anniversary of the crash. American Legion Post #382 in Navarre donated $3,000 to the Remembering Black Hawk 11 memorial ceremony effort last week. “We were tremendously … read more
Storm rips through area
Storm rips through area
A Gulf Breeze ranch owner was one of many people affected by the storm that ripped through the area last Friday morning. The storm brought with it heavy straight-line winds that caused tornado-like damage through one Midway neighborhood at around 1 a.m. that morning. Beaver Pond Ranch owner, Sunny Bolton, awoke early that morning to … read more
Man booked on arson charges
Man booked on arson charges
An arson investigation last weekend determined that a Navarre man was responsible for setting several structures on fire at a business on Highway 87 South according to a report from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. The man, John Justice, 55, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail and charged with second degree felony Arson … read more
