Local market welcomes shoppers, vendors
Local market welcomes shoppers, vendors
“Sip, Shop, Smile” is the theme for Sand Dollar Saturday, a once-monthly marketplace venue located in Sand Dollar Plaza on Hwy 87 South in Navarre. Created by Michelle Massey, owner of A Special Place, and Carolyn Williams, owner of Sand Dollar Cottage, the marketplace’s goal is to provide a venue for local non-profits, community organizations, … read more
Beach bound
Beach bound
For the past year, anytime Kaden Grizzard wanted to go out to the beach, his mother, Leah Cortello, took him to Navarre Pier where he was able to glance down onto the white sands below him to see children building sand castles and couples watching the sunset. The only time his mother was actually able … read more
Residents protest medical facility
Residents protest medical facility
Residents who live near construction of a new medical office building in Tiger Point protested on Monday along U.S. Highway 98 regarding the facility’s access points on Tiger Point Boulevard across from Oak Pointe subdivision, calling for the facility to have ingress and egress off Hwy. 98. “We welcome Sacred Heart. We’re not opposed to … read more
NABOR giving back during Military Appreciation Month
NABOR giving back during Military Appreciation Month
When Sheila Hale reached out to NABOR to share information on her volunteer work as treasurer of a local non-profit earlier this month, little did she expect a tidal wave of support from the professional real estate community for the charity she serves. NABOR has long been recognized as leading supporters in the Navarre community … read more
Pink water scare
Pink water scare
Beachgoers Wednesday morning were taken aback by bright pink water coming out of distribution pipes in use for the Navarre Beach renourishment project. But Santa Rosa County Engineer Roger Blaylock said crew on the hopper dredger had performed a dye test to ensure the pump was fully operational. “It will dissipate shortly,” he said. According … read more
Require bear-proof garbage cans for state money, FWC says
Require bear-proof garbage cans for state money, FWC says
Santa Rosa County could be in line for state money to help combat human-bear interaction if the county is willing to pass an ordinance requiring residents to bear-proof their garbage. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has $500,000 in money from the Legislature to be allocated to counties to help with bear issues, but … read more
Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
Bear interactions on commission’s agenda
The Santa Rosa County Commission will be hearing about changes in state rules possible fines surrounding human-bear interactions when it meets on Monday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will make a presentation about human-bear interactions at the commission’s committee meeting on Monday, set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 25, at the Santa Rosa … read more
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
FWC: Dogs provoking bear attacks
“This area has changed.” Those words muffled out of Ducky Wing’s mouth, a Soundside Drive resident who said her daughter was attacked by a Florida Black Bear early last Wednesday morning. A black bear, who she said also attacked her daughter’s dog unprovoked, killing it. Wing’s comment about the area changing was in regards to … read more
Traffanstead gets day in court
Traffanstead gets day in court
Alleged child sex abuse suspect Jason Traffanstead, 39, had a bond hearing Tuesday before Circuit Judge Ross Goodman, who issued a $1 million cash bond for violation of probation, stemming from an October 2015 charge involving corporal punishment of one of his three adopted children. Traffanstead, a Gulf Breeze resident, was booked into Santa Rosa … read more
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
City changes tone on new treatment plant location
The city is currently questioning why they even purchased the Tiger Point Golf Course. Since they acquired it for $2.9 million in 2012, the city has failed to make the profit on the course that they envisioned. And their intentions for the course have nearly dissipated. One of the city’s original motives when they purchased … read more
