County approves Williams Creek wastewater treatment facility
County approves Williams Creek wastewater treatment facility
Photo caption: Phil Phillips, Clinton Wells and Paul Gardner with Holley-Navarre Water System pictured at an existing rapid infiltration basin system on Gordon Evans Road. Santa Rosa County Commissioners on May 26 approved a controversial request by Holley-Navarre Water System to construct a $1 million treated wastewater facility near Williams Creek in Navarre. A HNWS engineer promised the … read more
Courthouse location to be included in tax question
Courthouse location to be included in tax question
When Santa Rosa voters go to the polls in August to decide whether to fund a new courthouse with an increased sale tax, county commissioners want to make sure citizens know where the facility would be built. On Monday, commissioners discussed ballot language asking voters to approve the half percent sales tax increase. County Administrator … read more
Armed robbery suspect identified
Armed robbery suspect identified
A Navarre man is behind bars at Santa Rosa County Jail charged with robbery after local law enforcement nabbed him for allegedly robbing the Dollar General at 9576 Navarre Parkway. The same Dollar General that was robbed last September Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies apprehended the suspect, 30-year-old Terrance Frazier, of Lucena Street, who allegedly robbed the Dollar … read more
Development planned inside Navarre Beach Marine Park
Development planned inside Navarre Beach Marine Park
A development company plans to break ground in about 90 days on a new housing complex planned for a 5.74-acre privately owned parcel within the county-owned Navarre Beach Marine Park. The parcel is zoned commercial, and developers Vic Deal and Ron Ward plan to construct a 134-unit complex consisting of five 4-story buildings and two … read more
Sales tax questions to be finalized for August vote
Sales tax questions to be finalized for August vote
Next week, the Santa Rosa County Commission is expected to finalize language for two ballot questions asking voters to approve sales tax increases to fund a new courthouse and other capital needs. The commission will discuss the ballot language at its committee meeting, set for 9 a.m., Monday, May 23, at the Santa Rosa County … read more
Holley Boy Turns 80
Holley Boy Turns 80
Holley native Mickey Broxson is celebrating his 80th birthday today, September 11, 2023. Known as “Boss,” he got that nickname from the Boss Hogg character in Dukes of Hazzard. “He’s the Godfather of Holley,” said his daughter, Jolie Hatcher. When he was a teenager in the early 1960s, there wasn’t a high school in the … read more
Chamber sued for defamation
Chamber sued for defamation
A defamation lawsuit has been filed against the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and its CEO Judith Morehead. The May 18 complaint filed by Tony Hughes, chairman of the chamber’s Military Affairs Council and president of Beach Community Bank, alleges Morehead made false allegations regarding Hughes to an “unknown number” of chamber board members. “Ms. Morehead … read more
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
