Community Archive

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.

The Navarre real estate market is making its way back from the downward spiral of 2010.  Agents in Navarre and across the country remember the times of the 2006 real estate boom when buyers were bidding for well over list price to beat out another potential buyer, and the sales were plentiful.  Then the housing market crashed and Navarre’s market was no exception.  Loans went into default status and homes were foreclosed.  Sellers pulled back as the home prices dropped.  Buyers found it more difficult to qualify for a mortgage.

Country on the Sound is fast approaching and a special event at Lagerheads on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier has been added. “We want to give a teaser before the main event,” said Country on the Sound organizer Cortni Bird. 

Integrity Golf Company, an Orlando-based company, is now overseeing Tiger Point Golf Club in Gulf Breeze.

The new after-school recreation program underwritten and hosted by the City of Gulf Breeze is underway at the municipality’s Community Center.

Samantha Combs was too young to remember the horrific day in September when terrorists crashed two commercial planes into the World Trade Center in New York and another into the Pentagon.

Downtown Milton’s historic Imogene Theatre will be the stage for the Southern Rock All-Star Jam Sept. 11 and 12.  Members from the iconic bands Molly Hatchet, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Georgia Satellites and others will join forces on stage for the special event to raise money for the Black Hawk memorial.

It was a simple message.  “Would our town be interested in showing support for police officers on September 26th-30th? Many other cities in the U.S. are showing their support on this month. I am willing to make lots of blue bows if I can get the ribbon this week. We could “paint the town blue” to show our appreciation,” wrote Tina Bridges on a local social media site. 

Set to take place October 3-4, the Navarre Fishing Rodeo is in its third year and has already become one of the most popular rodeos among anglers on the Emerald Coast. It has even been added to the calendar of Santa Rosa County’s 12th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour.  The tournament plans to highlight the abundance of fish swimming through area waters and the different methods for catching them. 

To coincide with tenth-anniversary ceremonies marking Hurricane Katrina’s devastating assault on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Coast Guard dedicated “Rescue Me,” a painting by Dale Fairbanks, artist and former Louisiana resident.