Community Archive

More than 159 county employees are working four 10-hour days instead of the traditional five 8-hour days per workweek. The majority of those employees work for the board of county commissioners (BOCC), which employs 338 workers. Most of the county’s constitutional officers, such as the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser, maintain a five-day schedule for employees.

Navarre native and avid fisherman Almus Taylor died the morning of Nov. 17 in the Covington County Jail from what investigators are calling traffic accident related injuries.

Tired of reading nothing but complaints in local Letters to the Editor columns, Richard Boyce, a member of the Holley Navarre Seniors Association, turned the tables.

Santa Rosa County leaders will go head-to-head Thursday in a culinary competition at Milton High School in an effort to make sure no child goes hungry this Thanksgiving holiday.

Navarre Park will shine brighter than ever this year, as a holiday season tradition in Navarre is shifting locations.

The sounds of motorcycle engines could be heard roaring through Navarre on Saturday, rumbling like thunder and blowing down the streets like a hurricane. If it caught you’re attention, then the members of the Hurricane Alley Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) are glad.

“Oh no,” Art Lynch replied when asked if he and his 10 siblings worked to help their father, a Youngstown, Ohio, steel worker, raise 11 children. “This was toward the end of the Great Depression, so jobs weren’t available to teens because they’d be taking away jobs from adults.

Holley-Navarre Middle School students understand that pets need a soft and warm place to sleep, too, and are helping to make the beds of local cats and dogs just a little better. And, what’s even better is that the effort will help support a local animal shelter.

Navarre resident Toni Patton just returned from her trip to Los Angeles last week, where she got the opportunity to walk the red carpet and mingle with movie stars.

The Santa Rosa Kids House is ready for another record-breaking year with its annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. If early ticket sales are any indication, they are well on their way.