Out and About Archive

Mother’s Day is May 9 and I’m celebrating a little early.

I am in Orlando this week to see my mom who I haven’t seen in more than a year due to COVID. She was living independently before COVID.

We have been hearing a lot of stories lately about how fast real estate has been selling in the Navarre area.

Last week I heard about a home that was sold for $45,000 over the asking price.

If you’re heading out and about this week and you’re not fully employed, consider stopping by one of our amazing local businesses and applying for a job.

The hiring shortage continues at many area service-related businesses and to keep Navarre strong, we need to keep our businesses fully staffed.

Ever wonder what Navarre was like five years ago, or even 10 or 20?

Now you won’t have to wonder. Linda Murchison, who has collected and studied local history for decades, will be telling readers each week what the top stories were in the Navarre Press over the last 20 years.

The water issue may be temporarily off the table, but Jerry Couey is going to make sure citizens are keeping an eye for what’s best for Santa Rosa County.

He made a presentation at the March 9 Board of County Commissioners meeting to announce a new water protection group.

It’s hard to believe in that in less than four years, Navarre will celebrate its centennial as Navarre. We are still doing some research on the exact date.

We know from historical papers and maps that we wrote about in 2015 that Navarre was called Eagan in 1885.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce continues to fulfill its mission while celebrating the successes of the last 12 months.

Although the annual gala last week looked a lot more like the breakfast it turned into, it was great to see so many business owners and chamber members in the same room.

This will be a big week for those who have been keeping a close eye on Santa Rosa’s battles over water.

Thursday night is when the Santa Rosa County Commissioners are expected to lay their Dec. 10 vote to rest, by voting against that plan to repeal some wellfield protections.