Express Oil coming to Navarre
Express Oil coming to Navarre
Express Oil, a company based in Dothan, Alabama, today confirmed construction is underway for a Navarre facility to be located at 9028 U.S. 98 — roughly 1.5 miles east of Navarre Beach Bridge on the north side of the highway. Officials say construction should be complete in about four months. The company purchased the three-acre … read more
Chief MSgt Greg Smith headed to MacDill AFB
Chief MSgt Greg Smith headed to MacDill AFB
South Santa Rosa News file photo Chief MSgt Greg Smith, command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick L. McCauley as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Chief Smith entered the Air Force in … read more
Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic April 13 in Pensacola
Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic April 13 in Pensacola
South Santa Rosa News file photo Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family outings are the objectives for the Kids’ Fishing Clinic in Pensacola on April 13. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will offer a free Kids’ Fishing Clinic for children between the ages … read more
New mobile app empowers Team Eglin
New mobile app empowers Team Eglin
Team Eglin Airmen have a new, mobile-friendly way to find important base and career information. Eglin personnel can now access the Eglin AFB Sub App within the USAF Connect mobile app. Simply install USAF Connect from the Apple App Store or Google Play, select Eglin Air Force Base when prompted to add Favorites and swipe … read more
Navarre seniors team up to prevent crimes against the elderly
Navarre seniors team up to prevent crimes against the elderly
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Sgt. Rich Aloy pictured with Seniors Vs. Crime volunteers Judy Ertl and Bobbi Conrad at the group’s Navarre office, which is located adjacent to the Holley-Navarre Senior Center. Con artists should think twice about trying to scam the elderly in South Santa Rosa County. Seniors Vs. Crime, a volunteer … read more
Navarre Beach Sound Side Boardwalks nearly complete
Navarre Beach Sound Side Boardwalks nearly complete
Just in time for beach weather, much-anticipated ADA-friendly improvements in Navarre Beach Marine Park are nearly complete! The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners along with representatives from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection invite the public to join them for a ribbon-cutting for the sound side boardwalk enhancements, on Tues., Apr. 9 at … read more
License-free freshwater fishing this weekend
License-free freshwater fishing this weekend
South Santa Rosa News file photo What better way to celebrate the state’s great spring weather and ample outdoor opportunities than by casting a line into a freshwater lake or pond? This weekend, April 6 and 7, a freshwater fishing license isn’t required to enjoy the sport. License-free freshwater fishing days allow anglers to fish … read more
Special tactics airman to be awarded Silver Star Medal
Special tactics airman to be awarded Silver Star Medal
A Silver Star Medal will be presented to an Air Force Special Tactics operator during a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia, April 9. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch, an ST tactical air control party operator assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Operations … read more
State changes deer hunting rules for 2019-2020 season
State changes deer hunting rules for 2019-2020 season
South Santa Rosa News file photo The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners during their February meeting passed new deer hunting rules that take effect starting with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons in Zone A on Aug. 3, 2019. Annual statewide bag limit – five deer, of which only two may … read more
Man stabbed multiple times after release from jail
Man stabbed multiple times after release from jail
Sheldon Hutchins, a former Holley-Navarre Water System board member, was stabbed multiple times March 30, following his release from Santa Rosa County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of amphetamine trafficking. No details regarding his condition are presently available. However, a suspect in the stabbing, Kristopher Chance Hamilton, 36, 2761 Penn Street in Navarre, was … read more
