Oct. 7-13, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
Two Navarre women, Brenda Stokes and Laura Barsh, were looking for a place to surf when they decided to check out the east jetty in Destin.
Sept. 23-29, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
County commissioners were considering a modification to the Land Development Code that would allow digging borrow pits and filling with vegetative debris within the well field protection area of East Milton. Those wells provide water for south Santa Rosa residents and businesses.
Sept. 16-22, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
Hurricane Sally made landfall Sept. 16 approximately 45 miles west of Navarre in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Sept. 9-15, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
Chrissy Brady was injured in an explosion Sept. 11 as she tried to light a propane tank inside the British Eatery’s food truck.
Sept. 2-8, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
Navarre boaters were hoping for a world record as they gathered Sept. 5 to attempt to break the world record for largest boat parade.
Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
For more than a decade, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office had taken the stance that the county’s noise ordinance did not apply to the beach, but after a vote Aug. 27, commissioners declared that it most certainly did.
Aug. 19-25, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
Navarre Beach Lifeguards celebrated making the trek from pier to pier. Makayla Ludwick, Megan Gordon, Dillon Perkins, Garrett Edwards, Julia Jones, Madison Sullins and Tessa Hendricks swam, paddled, ran or biked the 18 miles between Navarre and Pensacola’s piers.
Aug. 12-18, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
For the first time in 30 years, Santa Rosa County launched a large-scale new road project Aug. 14 with a groundbreaking on the new Pea Ridge Connector in Pace.
Aug. 5-11, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection notified the county that they would no longer issue general permits for larger projects in the south county.
July 29-Aug. 4, 2021 Blast from the Past
One Year Ago – 2020
SpaceX’s Dragon “Endeavor” became the first privately built spacecraft in history to successfully transport astronauts to and from orbit Aug. 3.