Shell Fairies to hide treasures at local beaches
Somewhere in a place most of us will never see, the Shell Fairies are making magic.
Well, actually they’re making art and a little bit of magic.
Author: Wendy Victora Rudman
Piech makes big (fast) pitch to legislators
Santa Rosa Commissioner Chairman Dave Piech was racing against the clock.
Like others who’d signed up to bend the ear of the three legislators for Santa Rosa County last week, he had three minutes to make his pitch, which included two requests totaling $1.5 million.
Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2021
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is planning its popular Tunes By The Dunes Free Summer Concert Series, which did not take place in 2020 due to COVID concerns.
The series is held at the Sand Crab Pavilion, which is east of the Navarre Pier.
Spring break crowd will look different this year
During the six weeks in February and March that colleges and universities typically take spring break, Navarre Beach will look different from previous years.
Citizens eyes rate hike, as insurance changes proposed
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could increase residential rates by an average of 7.2 percent this year, as the state-backed insurer contends with a flood of new policies and troubles in the private insurance market.
Florida holds its own in ‘safest state’ study
With the pandemic entering its second year, WalletHub, a personal finance website, studied all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which were the safest.
Florida ranked 24th.
The colors of Navarre
Wherever Navarre photographer Michelle Mobley goes, she is looking for something striking to photograph.
Water district to county: We need more information
The Northwest Florida Water Management District can’t evaluate the impact of the proposed repeal of protections in the county’s comprehensive plan without “additional data and analysis,” according to a letter dated Jan. 19.
Website subscribers can read the full article and letter below.
8,000 on local waitlist for COVID vaccination
Santa Rosa County, with help from partnering hospitals, has administered more than 11,000 COVID-19 vaccinations so far this month.
“We have another 8,000 on the waitlist still waiting for their first vaccine,” said Brandi Bates, public information officer for the county. “We’re at the mercy of the state as to when they send these to us.”
Superintendent names new West Navarre principal
Santa Rosa School District Superintendent Karen Barber has named a new principal for West Navarre Elementary School.
