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Jul 21, 2021

July 22-28, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted to make “In God We Trust” the county’s motto July 23.

Jul 14, 2021

July 15-21, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

Brian Renner, a lifeguard since the 1980s, was teaching beach safety to Navarre Beach’s first class of Jr. Lifeguards. The program was designed to take children ages 9 to 15 through mental and physical training similar to the experience of a real lifeguard.

Jul 8, 2021

July 8-14, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

As parents prepared to send students back to school in August, they were faced with two options.

Jun 30, 2021

July 1-7, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

Greeting cards packed with drugs and jail tapes uncovered a conspiracy between an inmate and a Navarre woman on the outside to allegedly smuggle opioids into the Santa Rosa County Jail.

Jun 23, 2021

June 24-30, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

An incident that would have been the first drowning since the launch of a new lifeguard program under the supervision of Navarre Beach Fire Rescue in 2019 was deemed to have been due to a cardiac episode and not a drowning.

Jun 16, 2021

June 17-23, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

It started with a post about race on Facebook and escalated into five teachers being placed on administrative leave as an investigation was conducted into unspecified allegations of misconduct by the Santa Rosa County School Board June 18.

Jun 10, 2021

June 10-16, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

Efforts to incorporate Navarre failed to meet the ballot threshold for the August primary election.

Jun 2, 2021

June 3-9, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field had a new commander, Col. Jocelyn J. Schermerhorn. She was the Wing’s first female commander.

May 26, 2021

May 27-June 2, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

The Boulevard, a 34-acre entertainment district planned for Navarre, was approved without objection at the May 28 county commissioners meeting.

May 19, 2021

May 20-26, 2021 Blast from the Past

One Year Ago – 2020

With legal action pending, the Santa Rosa County School District opted to hold impact fees in a separate account and not move forward with expenditure.

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