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Gallup resigns Tourist Development Council

Two year veteran of the Tourist Development Council Laurie Gallup resigned from the board citing frustration with Santa Rosa County government bureaucracy. Gallup is the owner of Navarre Properties, which manages leisure guest accom­modations in several condo­miniums on or near the beach.

Tree lots packed with freshly cut evergreens have cropped up across Navarre this Christmas season, and chain stores like Lowes and Walmart have shipped in dozens of their own trees for sale.

A state appeals court Monday said an increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates will continue amid a legal battle about whether Florida’s Sunshine Law was violated during the ratemaking process.

Local restaurant J.J. Chago’s is expanding, opening two new locations in Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther.

Public opinion of fully self-driving cars, known as autonomous vehicles, is varied, but the National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) would like to put at least partial autonomy in all new vehicles on the road.

General Manager for Hampton Inn and Suites of Navarre Andy Peterson received national recognition in the November issue of Hotel Management Magazine as one of its “33 GMs to Watch.”

A Tuesday, Nov. 22 federal ruling by the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, granted a preliminary injunction essentially putting the brakes on changes to overtime pay laws that would have gone into effect Dec. 1. Twenty-one states and other business groups had filed suit against the change.

Officials with Emerald Coast Autism Center held a grand opening and dedication ceremony for the nonprofit’s $2.5 million, state-of-the-art therapy center at Northwest Florida State College’s Niceville campus. 

Tallahassee, Fla. – Sen. Bill Nelson wants a federal investigation of how Florida uses the personal information of its 15 million licensed drivers.

On Dec. 1, nearly 4 million employees will get a bit more expensive as they are no longer exempt under federal law from overtime pay for hours worked over 40 a week, and many employers are bracing for what could be a very expensive shift according to the Florida Chamber of Commerce.