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Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman

Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman

Major Highway 98 construction set to begin

November 5, 2021
Crews will begin major roadway widening and reconstruction activities on the $70.4 million U.S. 98 widening and improvement project from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive in Santa Rosa County, according to a Friday morning email from the Florida Department of Transportation.

Blue Angels announce slight changes in schedule

November 5, 2021
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) has updated the flight schedule for Friday and Saturday’s Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show performances. The updated schedule reflects that Airbase Georgia will replace its F4U Corsair with a North American P-51 Mustang, a World War II-era long-range fighter plane, and now includes the addition of a U.S. Navy F-35 Lightning II demonstration to the air show.  

Navarre Press works hard to make content worth your money

November 3, 2021

Whenever I talk to my kids – or anyone else’s kids – about the future, I encourage them to find jobs they enjoy. You can work a job for a paycheck only so long before your soul dies a little.

I know, that sounds dramatic, but it’s true. Or at least it has been for me.

More than just a ‘Critter Closet’

November 3, 2021

Saundra Ingram, owner and director of Snoop’s Critter Closet, says there’s always something anyone can do to make a difference, even with the busiest of schedules.

Ingram, who is currently going to college to obtain a degree in business, also runs a small organization that supports local animal shelters as well as rescued and fostered pets.

Navarre grad captures beauty from inside waves

November 3, 2021
While stationed in Hawaii for seven years, Sean Thomas saw plenty of waves, and learned how to shoot them. Now, water photography is a passion for the 2006 Navarre High School graduate, who recently moved back to Navarre and works at Hurlburt.

Local paramedics, EMTs getting pay boosts

November 3, 2021

In Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, paramedics and EMTs are getting financial reminders of how valuable they are to the communities they serve.

Last month, Lifeguard Ambulance, which provides service in Santa Rosa County, announced hiring and retention bonuses for their medical staff. Paramedics got $15,000, while EMTs were awarded $2,500 bonuses.

Comfort Inn, apartment complexes and storage facility in works

November 3, 2021

Motorists driving through Gulf Breeze and Navarre on U.S. Highway 98 face an everchanging landscape. New developments are coming to the area and construction is well underway on a handful of them. Other lots don’t look any different but have been discussed as possible locations for a Comfort Inn and a large apartment complex in Navarre.  

Here are some of the changes coming to the area.

In addition to Indigo Townhomes, which open for rentals this month, Gulf Breeze is expected to have a new 222-unit apartment complex ready for move-in in the first half of 2022.

Land cleared for new Navarre self-storage facility

October 29, 2021
Motorists passing by a newly cleared 5-acre parcel on the north side of U.S. Highway 98 may be wondering what will be built on the lot. The answer? Another self-storage facility.

Navarre Beach restaurant changes policy, bans pets

October 27, 2021
A few bad dog owners have ruined it for everybody, according to the owners of Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors Grill, a popular Navarre Beach restaurant.

Sold: Gulf Breeze Flea market closes after 28 years

October 27, 2021
After 28 years in the same location, the Gulf Breeze Flea Market closed up for the last time Sunday.
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