Community Archive

Water system executive director Billy Sublett broached the subject of proxies at the Holley Navarre Water System board meeting Sept. 22.  Sublett sought approval of the board to send out a letter to the water board members regarding the election in Jan. 2016. The proposed letter would inform the members they could show up to vote on the assigned day, or come by the office or call the office for a proxy.

A Navarre restaurant, El Paso’s, located in Palm Tree Plaza on Navarre Parkway has been issued a temporary stop sale order by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations after an inspection of the business.

Finding an acceptable site for any proposed public project can be among the toughest hurdles, but the nascent campaign for a new aquatic center in south Santa Rosa County already has a prospective home.

Gulf Breeze, Florida –September 24, 2015  – The Gulf Breeze Zoo is proud to announce its newest member, a female Nile hippopotamus. On August 18th, after a gestation of 8 months, “Cleopatra” gave birth to a healthy female calf weighing approximately 70 pounds! (Mom weighs in at around 4,000 pounds) Both mother and calf are in excellent condition and are now on exhibit for daily viewing. 

Pensacola, Fl. (AP) — Pensacola police have recently arrested 37 teenagers for vehicle burglaries.

When Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer, Joy Tsubooka, left Escambia County eight years ago as a communication specialist, she was one of four other specialists. When she returns in November, she will be supervising as the community and media relations division manager.

A Gulf Breeze man has died as a result of injuries sustained when his truck struck a tree in Okaloosa County Sunday morning.

The search for a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce CEO is still in progress. 

Eglin Air Force Base, Fl. (AP) — Dressed in winter parkas, boots and gloves, engineers for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company used trucks equipped with special sensors, computers and weights as they drove wide circles through a snow-packed field in 10-degree weather on a recent afternoon.

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local philanthropy group has announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2015.  Ten of those finalists will be selected to receive a grant of $106,000 at its Oct. 18 annual meeting.