May 30, 2019
Lemonade stand gives kids a taste of entrepreneurship
Local resident Terry Light got her first lesson in business management as a child in a small town in Wyoming.
May 16, 2019
Black Skimmer Grille easing toward opening
May 1 might have been a little too ambitious a goal for opening a new restaurant at Hidden Creek Golf Course, but the new tenants say progress is being made.
May 16, 2019
Chambers set to “stuff the bus” for local students
Since United Way of Santa Rosa County has been dissolved, many community organizations are picking up the slack for the needs United Way filled.
May 9, 2019
Floridians urged to buy flood insurance
Floridians are less than 30 days from the start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, and state officials are reminding residents to start preparing now.
May 9, 2019
Navarre Chamber announces new potential home, tourism programming
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is eyeing a new forever home, and with that new space comes new programming targeted at Navarre’s largest economic sector: tourism.
May 2, 2019
Lawmakers OK property insurance overhaul
After several years and several iterations, legislation to curb rising property insurance costs and stop the alleged abuse of the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) system passed both chambers of the Florida Legislature April 24.
Apr 18, 2019
Williams leaps into new career as Dickey’s franchisee
Wendy Williams was a critical care nurse for 25 years and a medical device rep for Boston Scientific for 15 years. In fact, it was her job as a rep selling pacemakers and defibrillators that brought her to Florida.
Apr 18, 2019
Santa Rosa tourists here for friends, stay for events
County Commissioners and Tourist Development Council (TDC) members gained insight into the impact of tourism in the county last week as the University of West Florida Haas Center unveiled the Tourism Market Economic Impact Study.
Apr 11, 2019
Santa Rosa businesses miss opportunity with Visit Florida marketing program
Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, announced April 1 that 152 Florida businesses were accepted into the organization’s free 2019 Targeted Marketing Assistance Program (TMAP).
Apr 4, 2019
Unemployment low in Santa Rosa County for February, new figures say
Santa Rosa County fell below the state average percentage of unemployment in the month of February in figures released by the state Department of Economic Opportunity.