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Month: September 2018

A day that resonates

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Military, News.

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas - By looking at him you wouldn’t know it, but Tech Sgt. Trevor Brewer, 72nd Security Forces Squadron flight chief at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has deep scars from a day that took the lives of two fellow Airmen and severely wounded two others. His wounds are invisible. He has post-traumatic stress disorder from a terrorist attack many may have heard news reports about and forgotten. But, Brewer has not forgotten that day … he relives those moments constantly. 

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Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Run With It in Fort Walton Beach is celebrating 10 years in business.  For those of you who may not know, Run With It started in Navarre at the Publix shopping plaza. They had an opportunity for more space and moved to downtown Fort Walton Beach and have kept growing. They are the best place to buy running or walking shoes and accessories. They also have awesome fitness clothes.  I bought a pair of running shoes there and my daughter took them – never to be seen again until it was time to replace them after several marathons. I still exercise in a pair of shoes that I bought there – when they were still in Navarre. However, I don’t run marathons – so they have lasted.  Run With It will celebrate their anniversary at the store on September 29th with sales, food and beverages.

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Vote Yes on Amendment 2 to Prevent Nearly $1Billion Property Tax Hike

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Let’s not mince words here: there are a lot of amendments on this November’s ballot. A lot. Depending on how the courts rule in the next month or so, as many as thirteen amendments covering more than 20 topics. Those who watch these things closely tend to worry that voters will feel overwhelmed, and simply vote no on everything, or leave them all blank, and this isn’t an unreasonable fear.

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Commissioners should do better for poor

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

We have people in Navarre living in trash piles. I don't care if they are white, brown or black, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners job is to make sure all residents are provided safe livable housing that meets the basic human needs and sanitary healthy living condition. The trash I have seen is in no way safe or healthy livable. If we get a storm, hurricane or cold weather the people would suffer. Could those places they call home have mold or something that could make them sick. They are unsafe. Those  people are our residents, from what I have seen they are red blooded Americans. I know the County can do a better job of providing for the poor here in Navarre. First, we need low income housing and then we need shelters in case of a hurricane or storm. The Commissioners should take the time to write better code enforcement regulation, the County Commissioners should do its job and write strict  rules for the Health Department and Code Enforcement and make them follow the new rules because the old ones has no place in Navarre. Unless it’s a rich person or someone trying to get more tax money out of the residents the Commissioners turns a blind eye to the poor here in Navarre, yet they will spend every dime on themselves, and helping the wealthy business, the birds, turtles and their friends. This is not how God wanted us to live as his children.

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