Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted Feb. 27 to permanently close two of the county’s 23 recycle drop-off sites. The Tiger Point Park Road and Five Points/Chumuckla Highway recycling drop off sites will permanently close March 14 due to health and safety risks resulting from illegal dumping.
Swarms of revelers lined Stewart Street in Milton Feb. 27 in hopes of catching beads and Moon Pies. Main Street Milton, a downtown revitalization organization, hosted their popular annual Mardi Gras parade.
The Navarre Library joined others in the county and across the country in celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Mass., and the library had special displays and activities ready for the young and young-at-heart Friday, Saturday and Monday.
Residents of south Santa Rosa County have the opportunity this month to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge without having to drive to the Central Landfill in Milton. Amnesty Day will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, March 29 at the Santa Rosa County South Side Service Center, 5819 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Midway. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste that should not be thrown out with household garbage.
The Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre will receive $10,000 as part of its partnership with the National Inclusion Project, which will allow children with disabilities to feel more included and comfortable during after school programs.
May the best bisque win. Help the Twisted Sistas raise money for a good cause and compete for the title of best soup at TC’s Front Porch Sunday at the group’s annual Soup Cook-Off.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the lineup for the 2014 Thursdays in the Park Summer Concert Series, co-sponsored by Navarre Press. The free concerts are held in Navarre Park from 6 to 8 p.m. A limited number of concert sponsorships remain available. Call the chamber for more details.
About 30 to 40 percent of the shots in Steven McMillan’s newest feature film, “The Downtime” were filmed on location in Navarre last summer. The film features three Pensacola residents Brandon Clarkson, Sara Nicole Storm and Paul Myers.
A report from Florida Realtors® showed the number of sales of single family homes and townhouses and condos in Florida increased by double digits in January 2014 compared with a year earlier. The Santa Rosa and Escambia County markets out-paced the state average for single family home sales but lagged far behind for townhouse and condo sales.
Warmer temperatures mean more and more motorcycles will travel down highways, city streets and county roads across northwest Florida. Unfortunately, more bikes on the road also mean a greater likelihood of car-motorcycle collisions.
