Oct 6, 2022
Buh’s BBQ cuts ribbon at new brick and mortar location
A large crowd cheers Sept. 30 to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Buh’s BBQ’s new storefront location on U.S. Highway 98, at the old location of The Rib Shack. John “Buh” Scott smiles with Navarre Beach Chamber of Foundation president and CEO Chanda Ryan in front of his personalized smoker. Buh hugs […]
Oct 6, 2022
Mike Kennedy to resign water board position
Amongst the noise of the Sept. 20 water board meeting, one member of the board of the directors announced he would be stepping down. Mike Kennedy, who has served on the board since 2019, informed the rest of the board he would tender his resignation in the coming weeks.
Oct 3, 2022
County OKs permit for Adams Sanitation to operate in South End
A divided Santa Rosa County Commission voted 3-2 last week to permit Adams Sanitation to provide trash hauling services south of the Yellow River, despite an “exclusive” franchise agreement with Waste Pro USA.
Sep 29, 2022
Three things: September water board meeting
Holley Navarre Water System meetings have drawn a packed room since the termination of former CEO, Dallas Peavey, Jr. The September meeting was no exception. Below we have listed the top three things you should know:
1. Forensic Audit
The perceived lack of oversight of the water system, especially following the revelations surrounding former HNWS CEO Dallas Peavey Jr., has become a hot button issue once again.
Sep 29, 2022
University of West Florida receives major gift
The University of West Florida announced a $2.5 million gift from the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm to name the UWF Center for Leadership and enhance its initiatives.
According to a UWF press release, the gift will support the Center for Leadership’s mission to develop effective leaders with a sense of personal authenticity and character, social and civic awareness and the ethical courage required to make positive change in the modern world.
Sep 29, 2022
On the farm: LEAD Academy teaches everything agriculture
When you go to LEAD Academy off Chumuckla Highway, you might hear teachers teaching arithmetic, children talking and playing, and… cows mooing?
Not too many schools have a barn, but LEAD Academy is not your typical school. Founded in 2013, LEAD Academy is a private, Christian academy that teaches things such as grammar, logic, and rhetoric. On top of those, they also have an agriculture program.
Sep 29, 2022
Navarre Beach Lifeguards honored
Patrick Wissing is honored as a full time member of the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue. He is a firefighter/paramedic who NBFR hired from a station in Pace. Pictured left to right: Capt. Sean Hughes, Patrick Wissing, Fire Chief Danny Fureigh.
Sep 29, 2022
Gulf Breeze native named president of University of Alabama-Huntsville
On Sept. 16, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recommended and unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Charles L. Karr to president of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Karr is a native of Gulf Breeze and has been in the University of Alabama System for the better part of three decades.
Sep 29, 2022
Fishing rodeo celebrates 10th year
The Okaloosa Gas Navarre Fishing Rodeo is celebrating its 10th anniversary of the first weekend in October. This year’s event will take place Oct. 1 and 2 in conjunction with Santa Rosa County’s Fish Navarre Weekend.
Admission to the Navarre Beach Pier is free for the event weekend and, as a bonus, Santa Rosa County will offer a 10% discount on annual walking and fishing passes. This is the only time during the year that the annual passes are discounted. For more information see FishNavarreWeekend.com.
Sep 29, 2022
County millage remains unchanged for 15th-straight year
Outgoing Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Bob Cole issued a good-natured challenge to his fellow commissioners at last week’s final budget hearing.
“I’m happy to say that in the years I’ve served on this board, I’ve never raised the millage,” said Cole, who is retiring when his fifth fouryear term ends later this year. “So, that’s a goal you guys can set – for 20 years you can’t change the millage.”