The feasibility of several transportation projects, many to alleviate U.S. Highway 98 traffic, was discussed last Thursday at a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce economic development committee meeting.
Santa Rosa County is still unsure of its cut of RESTORE funds, and frustrations over the matter continued at the August 5 Santa Rosa County Commissioners meeting.
A Navarre man was arrested last Monday for attempting to strangle his live-in girlfriend, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
A Milton man was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly biting and attempting to strangle a woman pregnant with twins and threatening to “kill the babies.”
Despite plenty of days with rough surf in the region this year, there have not been an exceedingly high number of rescues by Navarre Beach lifeguards this summer. Lifeguards have rescued almost 30 people out of the Gulf of Mexico this year in the Navarre Beach lifeguard protection area.
County Commissioners are banking on Santa Rosa County citizens being ready to fund a new county courthouse through a local option sales tax referendum they plan to place on the ballot next year.
Santa Rosa County residents and interested parties will be a part of the process on Monday when the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners reviews the proposals to manage the Navarre Fishing Pier.
The move to turn Navarre Beach leaseholders into fee-simple owners took a giant leap forward on August 1 with the much-anticipated introduction of a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller.
