Month: September 2014

NHS honors 9/11 victims with community

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Community.

Light rain joined voices singing the national anthem at the Navarre High School 9-11 commemoration ceremony. As soon as the anthem concluded, so did the rain.

Traffic study to help determine fate of Gulf Breeze crossing

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Community.

A $10,000 traffic study hopefully will help Gulf Breeze officials mitigate traffic problems in front of a bustling coffee shop.

Santa Rosa County embarks on United Way Campaign

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Community.

United Way of Santa Rosa County’s (UWSRC) 2014 Campaign will focus on education, health and income stability. Companies in Santa Rosa County including Publix, Gulf Power, Target, Taminco, International Paper and Wal-Mart have signed up for another year to support the local United Way.

Community rallies around brave childhood cancer survivors

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Community.

“Let the shaving begin!” 4-year-old Charlotte Goodman announced to commence the second annual Shave for the Brave Navarre event Sept. 14 at Tommy Sno Balls.

Donations bring Navarre Beach Fire truck to life

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Business.

The Navarre Beach Fire Department debuted a new beach truck Sept. 12 thanks to a generous community effort.

Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died

Written by Associated Press on September 18, 2014. Posted in Business.

Atlanta (AP) — S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on gay marriage in recent years because of his family's conservative views, died early Sept. 8, a company spokesman said. He was 93.

Hurricane Ivan: 10 years of preparing for the next big one

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Business.

Ivan unleashed unprecedented damage to Gulf Power's system when it hit Sept. 16, 2004. About 90 percent of the company's customers lost power and 80 percent of the power grid was damaged. With the help of more than 5,000 outside workers, employees restored power to nearly 365,000 customers in 13 days.

Residents weigh beach umbrella ordinance

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Beach.

A rock and a hard place. That’s where county officials find themselves when it comes to enforcing complaints about beach umbrella vendors.

Water fountains/lighting planned for beach path

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Beach.

There’s refreshing news for users of the fitness trail on Navarre Beach. The Beach Beautification Committee is planning to install three water fountains and lighting along the popular multiuse path which parallels Gulf Boulevard. The group also plans to pursue irrigating the route with reclaimed water.

Clean up planned for Santa Rosa County

Written by Staff Reporters on September 18, 2014. Posted in Beach.

Santa Rosa County residents have the opportunity to participate in several beach cleanups the weekend of Sept. 20. Residents can meet at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier at 7:30 a.m. to work near that area. They can also meet to cleanup the Gulf Islands National Seashore at 8 a.m. at three other locations: Opal Beach, sound side, Johnson Beach, Star pavilion, Gulf side and Langdon Beach, Gulf side.