PENSACOLA – The Blue Angels’ homecoming show next November over the skies of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach will be a day longer, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron announced last week.
The local chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks hosted its annual turkey shoot and festival on Sunday at the lodge. In addition to having fun, the purpose of the event was to help families in need during the holiday season and celebrate the club’s efforts in providing occupational therapy to the children of Northwest Florida.
Santa Claus will trade his sleigh for a paddle board this weekend and will visit the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Commissioners took action Nov. 14 to allow developer James A. “Jim” Young, Jr. to construct a borrow pit on property located within the county’s expanded well field protection area. The commission had adopted an ordinance Mar. 7, expanding the area to provide further protection of the local water supply, including a ban on resource extraction, such as dirt removal.
The Grill Restaurant at The Club at Hidden Creek is revamping its image. Pending approval from the Holley-Navarre Water System board of directors, the golf course’s restaurant will undergo a rebranding effort complete with new name, logo and additional southern-style menu items.
Political newcomer Yvonne Harper was last to file for candidacy in the 2014 Santa Rosa County Commissioner-District 4 seat, but she feels her experience in public policy and community relations should place her first in the polls come August.
Navarre Beach and Santa Rosa County are the setting for a new crime novel, “The Ghost,” which follows law enforcement as they track a serial killer slashing a path of terror across the region.
