Harnessing the sun
What began as a directive in 2014 to all military installations from the Department of Defense to install renewable energy on their installations has culminated into a Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Gulf Power initiative at Holley Outlying Field. The project is one of three across the panhandle of Florida with a second location at Sauffley Field and a third at Eglin Air Force Base.
Visitors help save two from Opal Beach rip currents
Lisa Johnson and her fiancé, Larry Terrell, were enjoying a Saturday afternoon on beautiful Opal Beach. The warm sun and white sand was just what the couple from Princeton, Illinois needed. They were here visiting Johnson’s military son stationed nearby.
County backs Gaetz’s new beach ownership push
The decades-long quest of Navarre Beach residents to gain true ownership of their property—fee simple titles instead of the current county leases—is gaining momentum among Washington lawmakers and Santa Rosa commissioners.
Club II comeback appears less likely
The personal bankruptcy case of the Sacred Heart emergency room doctor and his wife who own the Club II athletic center appears no closer to being resolved than when it was filed last October.
Andrews Institute celebrates 10 years of sports medicine success
Fate has a funny way of working out sometimes. An interesting twist of it is the reason the world-renowned Andrews Institute celebrated its 10-year anniversary last Wednesday in Gulf Breeze.
Wildlife refuge clears last hurdle for move to Navarre
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a motion Monday to rezone a roughly 2.2-acre piece of property to allow relocation of the refuge’s rehabilitation center, animal ambassadors and marine rescue unit. The move finalizes an effort that started in December when refuge board members Bill and Carol Anderson chose to donate the property they […]
Fourth shooting suspect arrested after NAACP probe
On Feb. 4, a group of friends were gathered around a burn barrel in a Milton backyard. A familiar red car drove past then drove past again.
Midway fire destroys home
A fire destroyed a home on Pendleton Court in Midway at about 6 p.m. Thursday evening.
Bubanas homicide ruled self defense
No one will faces charges in the December stabbing death of Daniel “Jeb” Bubanas.
Pier partners pardoned for contract violation
Threatened with possible eviction from their Navarre Beach Pier business, the embattled principals who run it bought more time this week with a three-year-late payment of $3,250 on their revenue-sharing pact with the county.