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Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2018

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Romi White

  • Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2018

    Posted: Thursday, February 16

    STORY UPDATE – 2:45 p.m., Feb. 16: This afternoon the Santa Rosa County Commission’s Monday, Feb. 20 agenda was posted. It reveals the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday submitted an application seeking to use Navarre Beach Marine Park for a summer 2017 concert series. Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Tony … read more

    • New development underway in west Navarre

    Posted on February 16, 2017 by Romi White

  • New development underway in west Navarre

    Posted: Thursday, February 16

    Submitted rendition of Navarre Gardens’ 17,500-square-foot facility Last year South Santa Rosa News broke the news that a Walmart Neighborhood Market was coming to West Navarre, and that facility’s site is now under construction on north side of U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road. Additionally, just west of the new store and also on the … read more

    • WoodStoke Festival draws big crowd

    Posted on February 15, 2017 by Romi White

  • WoodStoke Festival draws big crowd

    Posted: Wednesday, February 15

    Jason Stokes unloading the unique, wood-fired pottery during the festival The “WoodStoke Pottery and Kiln Festival” took place last Saturday, attracting a huge crowd to Holley Hill Pottery. The annual event, hosted by the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, was free and open to the public. Founders Marty and Brenda Stokes and their son, Jason, were … read more

    • Deadline looms for retro pay hike for teachers

    Posted on February 15, 2017 by Romi White

  • Deadline looms for retro pay hike for teachers

    Posted: Wednesday, February 15

    Last week Santa Rosa County Schools Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick declared an “impasse” in contract negotiations with the district’s teachers’ union. Now the two sides are not in agreement with how to move forward with arbitration. At stake is retroactive salary increases for the district’s teachers — at a time when both sides agree there is … read more

    • Love gone bad

    Posted on February 10, 2017 by Romi White

  • Love gone bad

    Posted: Friday, February 10

    Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson at this morning’s Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast provided an update and behind-the-scenes details about the Boyette/Rice murder spree, which attracted national media attention to our area. According to Johnson, Boyette’s first attack, which took place at 2:20 a.m., Jan. 31 Emerald Sands Inn in Milton … read more

    • Triple shooting suspect booked overnight

    Posted on February 10, 2017 by Romi White

  • Triple shooting suspect booked overnight

    Posted: Friday, February 10

    Walter Ford, 18, a suspect in the Feb. 4 triple shooting in Milton, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail around 1:30 a.m. and charged with two counts of homicide. Two other suspects in the incident, Kyhem Johnson and Dedric Davis, were previously jailed — each also charged with two counts of homicide. More details … read more

    • Supervised inmates paint local murals

    Posted on February 8, 2017 by Romi White

  • Supervised inmates paint local murals

    Posted: Wednesday, February 08

    Inmates in the painting program at Santa Rosa County Correctional Institute are making the county a more colorful, beautiful place. Under the close supervision of Officer James Priddy, certain inmates are transported to area public buildings where they paint in murals which the talented Priddy brings to life. The most recent mural, pictured here, was … read more

    • ‘Deranged’ killer still on run

    Posted on February 7, 2017 by Romi White

  • ‘Deranged’ killer still on run

    Posted: Tuesday, February 07

    UPDATE: Boyette and Rice were corned this afternoon at a motel in West Point, Georgia, where he committed suicide and she was captured. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson and State Attorney Bill Eddins at a 9 a.m. press conference confirmed a massive manhunt is still underway for William “Billy” Boyette and Mary Rice. The … read more

    • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb to speak at Military Appreciate Breakfast

    Posted on February 6, 2017 by Romi White

  • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb to speak at Military Appreciate Breakfast

    Posted: Monday, February 06

      The Greater Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce and the Navarre Area Board of Realtors are jointly sponsoring a Military Appreciation Breakfast at 8 a.m., Thursday, April 27, at the Hurlburt Soundside Club. Lt. General Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command will be the guest speaker. Webb oversees the Air Force component … read more