Florida Department of Transportation’s R. Carter Johnson and Jim De Vries gave updates on current projects and took questions about the current state of U.S. Highway 98 at a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday.
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has once again issued a water advisory for the water in the sound at Navarre Park. Last week’s test results showed high levels of bacteria, and swimming and water activities are discouraged at the location until further notice.
A Fort Walton Beach man who is a registered sex predator was arrested for lewd behavior at the Gulf Breeze Wal-Mart, according to a news release from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.
MIAMI — Retired Col. George “Bud” Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain’s cellmate, died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.
It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council, at least when it comes to taglines. The area will now be known as “Florida’s Playground,” replacing the longstanding “From Rivers to Beaches.”
FCAT scores for public elementary and middle schools were announced on Friday, and once again Navarre area schools, with the exception of one, maintained the highest mark. Across Florida, however, there was a huge drop in the number of schools earning an “A” based on cumulative Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores. Additionally, due to stricter grading standards, the state board of education had to take emergency action to prevent many schools from failing.
Santa Rosa Commissioners held hearings last week to start allocating the county’s approximately $100 million budget. Raises for county employees was a request made repeatedly by constitutional officers to the board, which voted to move forward with the process to increase property taxes three percent to facilitate the $1.35 million needed to fund the pay hike.
Bears were a prevalent theme in the Navarre area last week, as one bear was killed on Highway 98 at Sunrise Drive and another bear prompted Navarre Park to be closed for a short time on Saturday.
Pets are sure to rest easy when around Tammy Jones, a natural health pet consultant and reflexology instructor. Jones uses essential oils and a gentle touch to help relax and pamper pets in Navarre and surrounding areas.
