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Oct 6, 2022
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Remembering the fallen: Vietnam Wall comes to town

On Sept. 29, Legionnaires with American Legion Post 382 welcomed the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall to Navarre. The wall, which is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Oct 6, 2022
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Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 shines at police dog event

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s own K9 Dozer and Sergeant Clay Smith, his handler, competed at the 2022 USPCA National Police Dog Field Trials in Lowndes County, Georgia. The Field Trials took place Sept. 18 to Sept. 23. The USPCA stands for United States Police Canine Association.
Oct 6, 2022

Walton pitches site for medical examiner’s facility

Three months ago, the District One Medical Examiner’s Office Board of Directors – DOMES – was focused on buying property in Milton for its new facility. Last week, the number of potential sites blossomed to four.

“Up until July, the board’s consensus was (that the new building would be in) Santa Rosa County,” DOMES Chief Executive Officer Dan Shebler said Sept. 28 at a special facilities meeting. “Walton County has offered us free land in one of its industrial parks; that makes four potential sites.”

Oct 6, 2022

Questions remain around Woodlawn Beach Middle School “gun” incident

On Tues., Sept. 20, parents of children who attend Woodlawn Beach Middle School received calls from the school concerning an incident which had taken place earlier in the day involving a student, a possible fake gun, and several of the students’ peers.
Oct 6, 2022
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Buh’s BBQ cuts ribbon at new brick and mortar location

A large crowd cheers Sept. 30 to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Buh’s BBQ’s new storefront location on U.S. Highway 98, at the old location of The Rib Shack. John “Buh” Scott smiles with Navarre Beach Chamber of Foundation president and CEO Chanda Ryan in front of his personalized smoker. Buh hugs […]
Oct 6, 2022

Mike Kennedy to resign water board position

Amongst the noise of the Sept. 20 water board meeting, one member of the board of the directors announced he would be stepping down. Mike Kennedy, who has served on the board since 2019, informed the rest of the board he would tender his resignation in the coming weeks.
Oct 3, 2022

County OKs permit for Adams Sanitation to operate in South End

A divided Santa Rosa County Commission voted 3-2 last week to permit Adams Sanitation to provide trash hauling services south of the Yellow River, despite an “exclusive” franchise agreement with Waste Pro USA.
Sep 29, 2022

Three things: September water board meeting

Holley Navarre Water System meetings have drawn a packed room since the termination of former CEO, Dallas Peavey, Jr. The September meeting was no exception. Below we have listed the top three things you should know:

1. Forensic Audit

The perceived lack of oversight of the water system, especially following the revelations surrounding former HNWS CEO Dallas Peavey Jr., has become a hot button issue once again.

Sep 29, 2022
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University of West Florida receives major gift

The University of West Florida announced a $2.5 million gift from the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm to name the UWF Center for Leadership and enhance its initiatives.

According to a UWF press release, the gift will support the Center for Leadership’s mission to develop effective leaders with a sense of personal authenticity and character, social and civic awareness and the ethical courage required to make positive change in the modern world.

Sep 29, 2022
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On the farm: LEAD Academy teaches everything agriculture

When you go to LEAD Academy off Chumuckla Highway, you might hear teachers teaching arithmetic, children talking and playing, and… cows mooing?

Not too many schools have a barn, but LEAD Academy is not your typical school. Founded in 2013, LEAD Academy is a private, Christian academy that teaches things such as grammar, logic, and rhetoric. On top of those, they also have an agriculture program.

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