The dental bus, part of the Florida Baptist Dental Ministry, makes its annual stop at First Baptist Church Navarre March 31 – April 3. Local dentists volunteer their time to provide care for residents who may not otherwise be able to afford it.
As winter draws to a close, temperatures are heating up, plants are thawing and flowers are blooming. Unfortunately for some people this signifies the peak of allergy season – symptoms including sneezing, runny nose and coughing that plagues more than half of the U.S. population.
The 23rd Annual Santa Rosa County Fair is set to start April 4,and plans are in place for all the typical amusement rides. However, leading into the midway is a special section which sets the fair apart from many others.
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) met March 19 and received the county’s latest bed tax collection numbers, which show revenues down 18 percent from January 2013 to 2014. However, year-to-date totals show a 19 percent overall spike in revenues. The council also received updated marketing information.
The Holley-Navarre Water System voted last Tuesday to make a $90,000 offer on a piece of land located on the Hidden Creek golf course, where Boo Weekley’s Charity Golf Tournament and Concert is held annually.
The City of Gulf Breeze began Feb. 18 the process of synchronizing its four traffic signals along U.S. Highway 98 with the goal of reducing congestion and creating a better traffic flow for commuters.
A Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart pharmacy employee was arrested March 21 for stealing Hydrocodone pills by false prescription since 2010, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The Florida Supreme Court voted unanimously March 20 that Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown was correct in assessing property taxes on leased land and structures on Navarre Beach. Brown began assessing property taxes on Navarre Beach leaseholders shortly after taking office in 2001 – a move he says has generated $81 million in revenue. Roughly $3.65 million more is now expected for interest fees on a portion of that revenue which remained unpaid.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District Board of Commissioners voted March 24 to make an offer on 3.5 acres of land in Holley at the intersection of Highway 87 and Bob Tolbert Road. The district has been researching property in Holley as potential sites for a fire station.
