Former Navarre Press reporter, Christine O’Connor was recently named the editor of a Rhode Island newspaper, the Bristol Phoenix. She said working at Navarre Press is making things very easy for her at the Phoenix. I’m not sure how to take that, but I’m glad that she is working where her passion is. She did a good job here and a good job for Navarre as a community when she worked for Navarre Press. Rhode Island might not be big enough for her.
Special Note: We hope that you are looking at your paper on July 3, because that was our plan until press night when we received a phone call that we didn’t expect. We print our paper in Panama City and they were hit by lightning Friday night that disabled their printing press. They had been printing their own paper at an alternative location but didn’t make arrangements for us. I’m sure they thought they would be up and running by Monday night. Update: We just received the dreaded call. The press didn’t work when they turned it on. The words they used were, “It blew up.” We were told they would be looking for a place for us to print…which we would have done first thing Monday morning had we known.
Please make sure your car doors are locked at night because school is out and the incidents of unlocked car thefts are up – especially in Holley by the Sea. What these kids don’t realize is 1. Just because someone left the car door unlocked doesn’t mean they are asking for it and 2. When you steal anything over $500 it is a felony and you are in serious trouble with law enforcement.
I experienced my first fishing rodeo this weekend. I wasn’t participating as an angler, but as a volunteer. I met some really nice people and I think I like hanging out with anglers. James Broxson with Broxson Outdoors, Tyler Manning with Flat Out Fishing and Brad King with South Again Charters were very helpful at the weigh in and identifying fish. They didn’t even laugh too hard when I called a Cobia a really big Catfish. I really like fishing – but I haven’t had time in the past 30 years or so. I’m looking forward to the next Fishing Rodeo, which might be as soon as this Fall.
Memorial Day weekend was crazy on Navarre Beach. I heard horror stories of how it took two-and-a-half hours to get off of the beach. I also heard the TDC used to have police offers during Memorial Day weekend to help alleviate traffic and the county attorney said something about it being “illegal” to have hired cops. So…I guess more needs to be done – or looked into. I’m glad we have so much traffic because that means commerce is happening. As a resident of Navarre, I just know better than to go to the beach even though I really wanted to go take pictures.
Wow, what a weekend. The first event I attended was the Emerald Coast Chapter of Heroes on the Water. What a great group of guys and gals. They are a well-oiled machine and they know exactly what to do and in what order to do it.
One of our favorite Navarre events is back. The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Thursdays in the Park Concert Series starts tonight, and as co-hosts of the event, we invite everyone to come out and enjoy the music. Admission is FREE. Tonight’s performance happens to be the kickoff of another great event happening in Navarre, The First Annual Songwriter’s Festival. You can see ads about both of these events in our paper this week to get all of the details and schedules.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday and I’m looking forward to spending time with my mom in central Florida. I thought I might want to go ahead and pick up my childhood belongings before she auctions them off for millions of dollars. Ha ha.
May is “officially” Military Appreciation Month, even though I thought it was every month and every day of the year. At least in May – the military is in the spotlight. We have several stories in this issue that highlight the military as we do every week. We appreciate and support the troops, past and present.
