A Gulf Breeze man was arrested on charges of burglary and larceny last Wednesday after he stole a woman’s purse out of her car in the Wal-Mart parking lot.
Vehicle burglaries are on a rapid rise in Navarre, as there were 19 vehicle burglaries between Oct. 25 and Oct. 27in the Navarre area, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff‘s office reports.
A construction crane working on a sign on the side of Highway 98 across from Navarre Park struck a power line on Monday, creating two small explosions, a small fire and turning out the power to a large area of Navarre.
With higher than expected recent bed tax revenues and a green light from BP to push back a deadline to expend grant funds, the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is now turning its attention to establishing criteria to evaluate local proposals for future RESTORE funding.
The results are in, and the response was not overwhelmingly in favor of a new community center for Navarre. However, they weren’t overwhelmingly against it, either.
Pet Nation went to the dogs last Saturday as more than 40 costumed canines participated in the Navarre pet store’s annual costume contest. The fur was flying on a windy day, and there were wardrobe malfunctions, but the cuteness factor was as high as Molly the cheerleader’s yelp on a doggone fun day.
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, and for many people represents their only four-day holiday. So what better time to offer license-free fishing days? Friday, Nov. 29, will be a license-free freshwater fishing day, followed by a saltwater license-free day on Nov. 30.
Navarre’s Raider Battalion had the opportunity to tour and sleep aboard the retired ship, the USS Alabama, last week. A group of 40 cadets made the trip — the male cadets one day and the female cadets followed on the next day.
WellCare Health Plans shares tanked last week after the insurer’s board surprised Wall Street by firing CEO Alec Cunningham and replacing him temporarily with its recently appointed chairman, David J. Gallitano, while it searches for a permanent successor.
