Community Archive

Cowboy hats and boots, checkered table cloths, saddles and all things Wild West adorned Hurlburt Soundside for a crowd of nearly 150 chamber members and guests. The celebration was held for The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Annual Awards and Installation Banquet Friday evening.

When the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society set out to build a rare anagama kiln in Holley in 2004, group founder Brenda Stokes said she knew this would one day be history.

Gulf Breeze leadership will soon take on a new look when longtime City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy steps aside into a part-time advisory role and a successor is named to lead the 6,000-resident municipality.

They are everywhere, hidden in bushes, waiting on park benches, perched on windshields and front porches.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce collected ___ books Saturday during the Health and Business Expo for Navarre Park’s new Little Free Library location.

Airline company Allegiant announced Wednesday new nonstop service from 11 cities the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS). The expansion includes locations such as Pittsburg, Washington D.C. and Austin. This marks the largest single expansion into Florida in the company’s history.

Bids for the operator of the ferry service planned for Pensacola Bay were in short supply and construction bids for the docks were limited as well, leading Gulf Islands National Seashore to hold off on starting up its service as planned in 2017.

The Gulf Breeze Chamber hosted their annual Awards Gala Saturday night to thank their members, businesses, board of directors and board members. The evening was set at New World Landing in downtown Pensacola with a Gulf Breeze theme to honor outgoing chairman of the board and “breezer” Jamie Walker of DigiPro Media and welcome chair elect Bronwyn Naylor of Techworx.

Santa Rosa County began the task of resurfacing 4.5 miles of Highway 399/East Bay Boulevard in Navarre this week. The work area extends from State Road 87 S to west of Tom King Bayou Bridge.

The future looks promising for a Sacred Heart Hospital intensive care nurse turned patient as she recovers from a life-threatening infection. Navarre resident Christa Gibson could be checking out of the same floor she once treated patients on and be checking into rehabilitation therapy as her strength continues to build.