Lift station to be relocated
Lift station to be relocated
Holley-Navarre Water System is constructing a new lift station to replace the current station located on the northeast corner of the intersection of U.S. 98 and Panhandle Trail. “It’s just in a bad location,” Holley-Navarre Water System General Manager Paul Gardner said, noting the project would take about three or four months to complete. The utility purchased a … read more
New commander named to Eglin AFB
New commander named to Eglin AFB
Air Force Brigadier General Evan C. Dertien has been announced as the new commander of the 96th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base and roughly 10,000 military and civilian personnel. Dertien had two previous assignments at Eglin and most recently served as vice commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force … read more
School district and teacher’s union take steps toward settling pay raise impasse
School district and teacher’s union take steps toward settling pay raise impasse
Last week attorneys for Santa Rosa County District Schools and Santa Rosa Professional Educators, the district teachers’ union, selected a special magistrate to help craft an agreement which could settle 2016-2017 contract negotiations ahead of a new deadline for retroactive teacher pay increases. Although Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick initially declared a March 15 deadline to reach … read more
Greater Navarre Area Chamber News
Greater Navarre Area Chamber News
TOURISM DIRECTOR TO SPEAK AT CHAMBER BREAKFAST Leading up to the start of the 2017 tourist season, Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Director Julie Morgan, left, will be guest speaker at the March 24 Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast. Morgan will discuss the booming local tourism industry and latest news, including how … read more
Legislation to Keep BP Oil Funds in Northwest Florida Passes First Senate Committee
Legislation to Keep BP Oil Funds in Northwest Florida Passes First Senate Committee
Tallahassee–The Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism, chaired by Senator Bill Montford (D-Tallahassee), today passed Senate Bill 364, The Recovery Fund for the Deepwater Horizon Incident. The legislation, sponsored by Senator George Gainer (R-Panama City), Senator Doug Broxson (R-Pensacola), and Senator Montford, will ensure funds received in the settlement of the state’s economic damage claims … read more
City park to close
City park to close
If you’re used to launching your boat off at Wayside Park in Gulf Breeze Proper or eating under the many pavilions at the park, starting March 22, you’ll have to find a new place to do so. The City of Gulf Breeze was alerted earlier this week that the popular park will close on March … read more
What’s with the blinking yellow arrow?
What’s with the blinking yellow arrow?
The mystery behind the blinking yellow signal on the new East Bay Boulevard traffic lights has been solved. Motorists who are traveling east or westbound on U.S. Highway 98 may have noticed that when construction crews erected the new traffic signals at the corner of Hwy. 98 and East Bay Boulevard in Gulf Breeze (Midway), … read more
New subdivision headed to Holley community
New subdivision headed to Holley community
A 28-home subdivision is planned for a 9-acre parcel located on Nelson Street behind Underwood Food Mart in the Holley Community. The parcel was purchased in January for $375,000 by Creetwood, LLC, which confirmed today that development is underway on the site of the former Stephens’ family home, which has been razed.
Town hall meetings scheduled
Town hall meetings scheduled
Santa Rosa County Commissioners on Thursday are expected to approve three town hall meetings to gather public input on how to spend revenues from the new infrastructure sales tax. Last November voters approved a half cent sales tax to fund infrastructure improvements for roads, bike paths and flooding projects and first responders. The half-cent … read more
Celebrates the Arts Festival is next week
Celebrates the Arts Festival is next week
The 23rd annual Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts Festival will take place next Saturday and Sunday in the Gulf Breeze High School parking lot in Gulf Breeze Proper. The festival is a juried fine arts and fine crafts festival that brings together quality local, regional and national artists to Gulf Breeze. The event is sponsored … read more
