Business Archive

Twelve Oaks Addiction Treatment Center opened its doors as a 36-bed campus on October 4, 1982.

Now, 40 years later, and the recovery center has grown to 102 beds and has expanded to specialize in Medically Assisted Treatment, primary mental health disorders, PTS, and dual diagnosis.

Twelve Oakes CEO and State Administrator Joe Holland has been with the center for eight years now and has watched the facility grow.

It isn’t a farfetched presumption that nearly everyone reading this has eaten pizza. The food with strong Italian roots has taken over.

You can find it in a restaurant or convenience store on almost any street in America, and in some places, like New York City, it’s a way of life.

About 6 years ago, local musician and entrepreneur Jonathan Ivey had an epiphany idea for a play on words product for northwest Florida.

This October, his dream became a reality when he launched his own orange-lavender-flavored soda called Pensa-Cola.

This year, Jimmie Jones and family were selected as the 2022 Outstanding Farm Family of the Year for Santa Rosa County. They were recognized at the Farm Tour on Wed., Oct. 5.

Its no secret the US military is heavily involved in Northwest Florida. Many Active duty, as well as retired, airmen and sailors call the region home.

With all these service members living in one area, it means local businesses do what they can to have them as customers. For local pharmacies, this means working directly with military affiliated services and programs.

A new fast-casual restaurant that specializes in chicken is coming to Navarre and is set to open Oct. 31.

Slim Chickens is located at 8006 Navarre Parkway, right across from the Navarre Post Office.

According to their website, the Slim Chickens menu offers fresh cooked to order chicken tenders, wings, 17 different house sauces to try, wraps, chicken & waffles, a signature Cayenne Ranch chicken sandwich and fresh salads, authentic sides, iced teas (sweet, unsweet, raspberry, peach), lemonade. And it only takes a few minutes to get a fresh hot meal.

On Sept. 25, Preserve Navarre held its first public meeting in several months.

At the meeting, Wes Siler, director of Preserve Navarre, unveiled the proposed city charter for a City of Navarre Beach.