Lauren Goolsby was at work in Destin Monday evening when she received a call about the flooding at her home on Aurora Street in the Holley by the Sea area.
The Holley Navarre Water System board of directors met last Tuesday to discuss ideas for financial assistance for military personnel and other members of the community. Holley Navarre Fire District Battalion Chief Howie Rounsaville was also at the meeting to address the need for adequate fire protection.
The water advisory that had been hovering over Navarre Park was finally lifted late last week when the latest test results came back in the normal range for bacteria levels, according to the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County.
According to a 2012 report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a burglary occurs every three minutes in Florida. In Santa Rosa County alone, 90 percent of vehicle burglaries occur to unlocked vehicles.
The Navarre Press defended its title of best newspaper in the state for its category, winning a total of 13 awards and finishing in a first-place tie with the Sarasota Business Journal for top honors in Division C of the Florida Press Association’s Better Weekley Newspaper contest.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin had three simple questions at the heart of a meeting on Monday regarding a possible new Community Center in Navarre.
As a result of new district boundaries established for the Santa Rosa County Commission after the 2010 census, Commissioner Jim Melvin, who currently represents District 4, must face incumbent Bob Cole and other challengers for the District 2 seat, creating an opening in the District 4 seat that represents the Navarre area.
A traffic accident at the intersection of Highway 98 and Sunrise Drive sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries and blocked traffic in both directions for more than 30 minutes last Thursday afternoon.
South Santa Rosa County, and Navarre in particular, was once again hammered with severe thunderstorms late Monday afternoon, flooding area streets and homes, and also producing a confirmed water spout coming ashore.
