MIAMI (AP) — In the beginning, there was the great flood. Not the one in Genesis that cleansed the world of evil, but the rising waters that swamped the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.
Property owners near Live Oak Boat Ramp in Holley are voicing strong opposition to Santa Rosa County’s plan to clear a wooded waterfront parcel and install a parking lot bordering the ramp, citing safety and other concerns.
Air Force Maj. Natalie Adams Jolly has come a long way. The one-time student at Holley-Navarre Elementary School, the only elementary school in the Navarre area in the 1970s, now commands the 42nd Force Support Squadron at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.
James Russell and Ed Norton – Art Carney’s character on “The Honeymooners” – worked in sewers, but that’s where the comparison ends: Ed’s best friend, Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden, was an overweight bus driver; James’ best friend is his wife, Margaret, a walking, talking red-head with an infectious smile.
Many celebrities and special guests from around the country are booking hotels and condos on Navarre Beach in conjunction with the Boo Weekley Charity Golf Scramble, an annual three-day event which was moved in 2012 from The Country Club of Brewton in Brewton, Ala., to The Club at Hidden Creek in Navarre. The popular event will return to Hidden Creek from July 25-27.
Air Force Maj. Natalie Adams Jolly has come a long way from her days as a student at Holley-Navarre Elementary School, the only elementary school in the Navarre area in the 1970s, to commander of the 42nd Force Support Squadron at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.
The Panhandle Butterfly House at Navarre Park on U.S. Highway 98 will be open to the public from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. April 19. The grounds have been impeccably groomed, the docents have been trained, and several improvements have been made to the vivarium. All that is needed are the future inhabitants. The first batch of butterflies will be released in the vivarium today, Thursday April 18.
