Formosan termites have displaced the native subterranean termite species in the area, which is bad news for homeowners, Mike Page from the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDOA) told about two dozen local residents attended Formosan termite workshops May 14 and 15 at Tiger Point Community Center.
The Santa Rosa County Library System has the most visited website among the county’s offerings, and when visitors hit the website last week, they undoubtedly noticed something had changed.
The Gulf Breeze Zoo welcomed two new arrivals Friday and is making plans to celebrate its tallest animals on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) held a public meeting June 3 in Milton to present information and gather feedback on the planned widening of State Road 87 North. The project will expand the hurricane evacuation route from two to four lanes over a 21-mile stretch from Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) to the Alabama state line.
Santa Rosa Clean Community has picked a new director to lead the organization following the unexpected Feb. 24, 2014, passing of beloved director John Tonkin, who had served in the role since he was hired in 1988. Kevin Smith will take over as director June 19.
Students exited Navarre area schools for the summer May 30 and many of them found their way to the Navarre Library to register for the annual summer reading program.
Several Navarre residents went to New Orleans last weekend to audition for the popular talent show The Voice. Maddy Rose Turcotte and Cody Stone made the three hour trek. Stone has auditioned for similar shows, including American Idol.
The Citizens to Incorporate Navarre has hired BJM Consulting to complete a feasibility study regarding the incorporation of the community, and according to the firm’s president, incorporation supporters aren’t going to get a sugar-coated report.
Some call it fishing, but the Emerald Coast Heroes on the Water (HOW) call it healing. A group of 25 volunteers met early Saturday morning to take nearly 25 veterans on the healing waters of the Intracoastal Waterway adjacent to Navarre Park. One of the veteran anglers was Chuck Tingle who joined the group fishing for the first time in May 2013 in Navarre Park and completed what he believed to be his sixth fishing trip with HOW Saturday. “It takes you out of the daily grind and I enjoy the camaraderie,” said Tingle. He spent 24 years in the Air Force in command and control and was stationed in the area from 1987-89, and he knew he wanted to retire to the area.
So far Jayer Williamson is the only candidate who has pre-filed in the special election to fill the seat vacated by his late father. Williamson filed April 10 and in less than one month collected $9,100 in monetary contributions – all but two of which came from supporters in Santa Rosa County. More than 100 people attended a campaign fundraiser Williamson held May 20 at Nichol’s Seafood in Milton. Florida House District 1 Rep. Clay Ingram, a close friend of Williamson, introduced the Santa Rosa County Commission District 1 candidate.
