Renourishment complete on east end of beach
Renourishment complete on east end of beach
Weeks Marine staff have shifted the sand pumping distribution pipe toward the west as they wrap up beach renourishment on the east end of Navarre Beach. Navarre Beach is now open to the public from behind Beach Colony Resort eastward through Navarre Beach Marine Park to the border of Eglin Air Force Base property. Crews … read more
Commissioners want to shave price of courthouse before tax vote
Commissioners want to shave price of courthouse before tax vote
Leery about asking voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund a $47 million courthouse project, some Santa Rosa County Commissioners are looking to reduce the price. The proposed courthouse, as envisioned in the final report from consultant HOK presented at Monday’s commission meeting, would be a 135,000 square-foot, three-story facility. It will include … read more
Sea Shellpalooza!
Sea Shellpalooza!
Navarre resident Heather Schultz and her niece, Joslyn, collected shells Wednesday at Navarre Beach Photo by Romi White The Navarre Beach renourishment project is harvesting more than one million cubic yards of sand from an offshore site and has brought forth a bounty of sea shells at the shoreline. Navarre Beach Utilities Supervisor Terry Wallace reports crews have … read more
Pier shoreline more than doubled overnight
Pier shoreline more than doubled overnight
Crews from Weeks Marine more than doubled the width of the shoreline surrounding Navarre Beach Fishing Pier overnight. Navarre Beach Utilities Supervisor Terry Wallace said yesterday’s arrival of R.N. Weeks, an additional hopper dredger, increased productivity for the Navarre Beach Renourishment project. The B.E. Lindholm, the first hopper dredger to arrive, has been operating since April 29. Last night crews progressed … read more
Sand bridges providing shoreline access
Sand bridges providing shoreline access
Photo courtesy Mark Boltz NAVARRE BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT UPDATE – MAY 1 (1 p.m.): Private beach accesses on Navarre Beach behind The Pearl and Beach Colony Resort Condominiums have been reopened after crews from Weeks Marine constructed temporary “sand bridges” over pipeline being using for pumping sand. The area behind Summerwind Resort and Navarre Beach Fishing … read more
Shoreline closed around Navarre Beach Pier
Shoreline closed around Navarre Beach Pier
PROJECT UPDATE: Crews from Weeks Marine, working 24 hours a day, continue to perform beach renourishment and have progressed further east near Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, resulting in temporary closure of the shoreline around the structure. The pier will remain open throughout the renourishment effort. Last week public access was closed from behind The Pearl condominiums eastward … read more
First renourishment sand pumped ashore
First renourishment sand pumped ashore
South Santa Rosa News was on scene when the first sand for Navarre Beach renourishment was pumped ashore around 8:15 a.m. Following is a gallery of the photos we took in chronological order. Navarre Beach Utilities Supervisor Terry Wallace said it’s common for the sand to be darker when first pumped ashore. Wallace said it … read more
BOOMTOWN!
BOOMTOWN!
Submitted photo An artist’s rendering of the planned Navarre Marina and Boardwalk. The marina opens May 9, and local businessman James Dabney said he plans to start construction on the boardwalk this summer. Both facilities will be adjacent to his popular restaurant, East River Smokehouse, located on U.S. 98. Two massive apartment complexes on … read more
Local man’s “invaluable” work preventing shorebird deaths
Local man’s “invaluable” work preventing shorebird deaths
Photo by Romi White Wilder pictured at the April 27 volunteer event with Audubon Florida Panhandle Shorebird Program Manager Caroline Stahala. For roughly a dozen years Navarre resident Kenny Wilder, founder of ECT Telecom, has led the charge to protect threatened species of nesting shorebirds on Navarre Beach. Wilder, also a talented photographer whose … read more
Huston Walters enters Florida House District 3 race
Huston Walters enters Florida House District 3 race
Huston Walters of Navarre has entered the race for Florida House District 3 as a Republican candidate. “I’m running to lower taxes and give more freedom to the people of the State of Florida and the District,” Walters told South Santa Rosa News. Walters, 25, currently helps run his family’s business, Johnny Huston’s restaurant in … read more
