Oct 16, 2014
Bubba boosts Beaches to Woodlands Tour
Two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who grew up in Bagdad, brought his family Oct. 4 to Sweet Season Farm north of Milton. They spent three hours having fun and enjoying a corn maze created in Watson’s likeness. The celebrity visit focused a huge spotlight on the county during the first weekend of the 11th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour.
Oct 9, 2014
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU CORA HEINEMANN
”Thirty-through”, “39 and holding”, “a gentleman never asks a woman her age”, a few of the answers I’ve received from ladies I’ve interviewed; possibly … I’m not saying they did, but just maybe, some of them cut a few years off when they did give a number, but until now, Cora Heinemann, born in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, is the only one to choose to be older than she has to be.
Oct 9, 2014
Workshop set for Tiger Point management options
It’s like buying a fixer-upper house, Edwin “Buzz” Eddy said.
Oct 9, 2014
Butterfly festival soars ahead for 8th year
Saturday morning, butterfly wrangler Lorraine Hubbard was in head-to-toe butterfly gear.
Oct 9, 2014
Bubba boosts Beaches to Woodlands Tour
Two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson, who grew up in Bagdad, brought his family Oct. 4 to Sweet Season Farm north of Milton. They spent three hours having fun and enjoying a corn maze created in Watson’s likeness. The celebrity visit focused a huge spotlight on the county during the first weekend of the 11th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour.
Oct 9, 2014
Gulf Breeze city council members gave an official first nod to the demolition of the Peyton Office Complex
The city council bought the property in August for $425,000, according to Navarre Press archives.
Oct 2, 2014
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU JUDY SORENSEN
Outhouses; Heard tell that if the country folks whose facility it was, was bad poor, they had a one hole-er; but if they were just poor, they had a two-hole-er with the Sears catalog being the preferred medium for toilet paper, but if you run out, it was suggested that a corncob was a suitable replacement;
Oct 2, 2014
Problems plague Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews was in Milton last week, speaking out on department budget cuts and employee terminations. Crews fired 32 employees Sept. 19, triggering verbal attacks from Teamsters and further scrutiny of his beleaguered agency.
Oct 2, 2014
Firefighters undergo tough job interview
How tough was your last job interview? Holley Navarre Fire District put seven candidates through a rigorous interview process last week that included an agility test immediately followed by board-style interview. Firefighters showed up early Sept. 22 to Station 45 to test their mental and physical faculties in order to compete for one part time and one full time position.
Oct 2, 2014
Navarre designated first stop in county wide trail
Navarre Beach Marine Park will soon be marked as the first stop in the new Florida’s Playground Trail.