Community Archive

Caroline Dearman sits in a rocking chair on a picture-perfect February afternoon and takes a reporter on a journey back in time.

In 1999, a group of Gulf Coast black business leaders came together with a unique mission: Guide African-Americans in Northwest Florida to launch and grow their own businesses through the challenges of entrepreneurship.

One in four children in Santa Rosa County will go to bed hungry tonight.

What started as a plan to build a baseball stadium turned into a downtown revitalization and rebirth that has become a national model.

Life is made a little easier for taxpayers, particularly senior citizens, thanks to the AARP Tax-Aide Foundation.

Inside a classroom at lunchtime, Emily Sands is sitting next to a student at a table. They are scrolling through pictures on her phone.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Tunes by the Dunes Committee is seeking bands to play this year’s event free summer concert series. They will be meeting soon to finalize plans for the event.

Kerry Anne Schultz-Battle was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club of Gulf Breeze at Tiger Point Country Club Jan. 30.

Nearly a week after the firing of Gulf Coast Kiln Walk’s two massive wood-fired kilns, the pieces were cool enough to unload and show off at the annual Woodstoke Festival Saturday.

The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida and the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a “Google Tools for Your Small Business Workshop” Friday, Feb. 16, from Noon to 1 p.m. in the conference room at the Navarre Chamber inside the Navarre Visitor Information Center, 8543 Navarre Parkway.  Lunch will be provided by Coastal Bank and Trust.