A company based in Mobile, Alabama has been selected by county commissioners to provide marketing services for the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC). Davis, South, Barnette and Patrick Advertising agency was the top pick out of five competing firms, including three local businesses and one group based in Tennessee.
More than 100 Navarre area Cub Scouts started with blocks of wood and finished with custom-made hot rods just in time for this year’s Pinewood Derby, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 at St. Sylvester’s Catholic Church, West Navarre Intermediate School and West Navarre Primary School.
Motorists traveling on S.R. 87 in Navarre will see orange cones and barricades near Laredo Street. FDOT reports crews are working to replace pipe under the sidewalk on S.R. 87 and through the intersection of Laredo Street.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (NBACOC) announced Friday Chef Marcus Samuelsson will be the headliner for the 2014 Taste of Navarre, which will be held Sunday, May 4 in Navarre Park.
Santa Rosa County was awarded with a Safe Communities America designation during a presentation by the National Safety Council (NSC) at the Jan. 23 county commission meeting.
Although Marion Moseley, born in Tampa, Feb. 21, 1926, more or less grew up in Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi as her father, a ceramic tile contractor, traveled to different job sites, she really, in a way, learned a lot about life while in Mississippi.
Florida residents can’t just run to the county courthouse and get hitched on Valentine’s Day. Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Donald C. Spencer wants locals to know there is typically a three-day waiting period once a marriage license is issued before a couple can get married.
Two aspiring filmmakers from Navarre have developed a screenplay for a short film, and they are raising money in hopes of catapulting it into the film festival circuit.
On their 22nd birthday, young adults in Florida who have not earned a diploma age out of the public school system. This is also true for young adults with developmental disabilities. Local parents who have children with various disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy have started a group – Hope HEALS (Helping Exceptional Adults Live Successfully). Their goal is to provide support for local families with children who have aged out of the school system, as well as develop a stronger sense of understanding and involvement within the community for these young adults.
Arbor Day is celebrated in different months depending in which state you live. In Florida, Arbor Day is celebrated in January. The Navarre Garden Club hosted a program at Navarre High School Friday and invited special guests to help plant a tree on the property.
