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Oct 6, 2021

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.

Sep 22, 2021

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.

Sep 15, 2021

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.

Sep 8, 2021

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.

Sep 1, 2021

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 25, 2021

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 18, 2021

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, 2021

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 4, 2021

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.

Jul 28, 2021

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.

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