Community Archive

It must’ve been one of my Senior moments:

Hosts of the popular History Channel television show “American Pickers” are coming to Florida this month, seeking barns, warehouses and buildings full of antiques, namely large, unusual and interesting collections. The trip is aimed toward taping new shows leading up to the May 2014 kickoff of the show’s fifth season.

This holiday season brought the community of Santa Rosa County cheer, merriment and a whole lot of trash.

Pullum Commerce Park, LLC had 20 of its properties on the north side of Technology Avenue near the Northwest Florida Industrial Park foreclosed upon by Hancock Bank Nov. 25.

The derelict boat that has resided off shore of Juana’s Pagodas the past two years has been moved ashore west of the beach side restaurant and bar.

According to a former employee, it was quite literally costing the Navarre Church’s Chicken an arm and a leg to stay open. The restaurant, located at 8068 Navarre Parkway, closed its doors Dec.12, and former employees said that the reason for the abrupt close was due to the fact that the location had been losing money.

Gulf Power has just completed the installation of nearly 1,000 LED streetlights from Bayshore Road in Gulf Breeze east through Navarre to the Okaloosa County line to help keep drivers more safe when traveling at night.

There ain’t nothing small about R. Joel Small, Jr. when it comes to knowledge about financial preparation for the future.

Teachers at West Navarre Primary School are now more tech-savvy than ever. Each teacher received an iPad last Thursday thanks to donations from Tom Vatter of Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida and the school’s Parent Teacher Organization.

Gulf Breeze City Council members held a workshop Wednesday night to hear plans on how they could make the Tiger Point Golf Club more profitable. This project could mean rebuilding and expanding the west course, renovating the clubhouse and relocating the club’s golf shop.