By Jamie Gentry on June 14, 2019
Barbara Karasek, BCF Agency, Bigwig, Commissioner Dave Piech, Florida, Florida's Most Relaxing Place, Fuseideas, Joe Farley, Judy Windorfer, Julie White, Liz Horton, Lynne Myer, Most relaxing place, Navarre Beach, Nick Phoenix, Nicole Dees, Paradise Advertising, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, St. Petersburg, tourism, Tourism marketing, Tourist Development Council, Traffik Advertising
Business, Santa Rosa County
Paradise Advertising has likely secured yet another three years of representing Santa Rosa County’s tourism image and the more than $750,000 annually that comes with it. The St. Petersburg-based destination advertising and marketing firm was put forward unanimously as the top pick by a selection committee of local tourism professionals after a competitive request for […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 12, 2019
Central Landfill, Douglas Russell, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Marpan Recycling, recycling, Roger Blaylock, Ron Hixson, Santa Rosa Count recycling, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, WPR Inc.
Headlines, Santa Rosa County
When recycling services were interrupted in Santa Rosa County, it appeared the county would have service restored quickly. But recyclable material is still headed to the dump after Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) failed to approve the processing agreement with the county May 28, leaving the service in limbo for yet another month. Read […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 7, 2019
Adam McCloskey, Brian Wood, Commissioner Dave Piech, Hampton Inn, Kaite Oakes, Karen Cazuza, Ken Walters, Little Caesars, Mike Bares, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Pik-Itz Arts and Antiques, Santa Rosa County, small business, Small business Santa Rosa County, St. Michael's Brewery, Stripes Pub and Grill, Sylvia Tarnuzzer, Terry Light, The Grey Taproom
Business, Santa Rosa County
When Ken Walters prepared to open the Grey Tap Room in Navarre, he went through the proper county processes. He said he wanted to be sure to do things the right way. Walters got approved site plans after months of back and forth with county staff, and planted the trees as required from his plan […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 30, 2019
Concurrency, impact fees, Joey Harrell, Lonnie Hawkins, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County School District, Shawn Ward
Headlines, Real Estate, Santa Rosa County
Amid the arguments for and against impact fees earlier this month, school district Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick leveled a choice for county commissioners. He said the county should either impose impact fees to help pay for new schools or give him the authority to deny increasing the density of developments. Read the full article in the […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 29, 2019
Commissioner Dave Piech, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Doug Marquis, Doug Walborn, Dr. Michael Wray, East Bay Boulevard, Jerry Rolison, Jonie Clark, Larry Rolison, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Ye Olde Brothers Brewery
Local, Santa Rosa County
The Board of County Commissioners went against the recommendation of the Zoning Board and the complaints of neighbors May 23 to grant a resident’s request to allow RV parking in his front yard because of a medical hardship. Doug Walborn applied for a special exception to the county code to allow his ailing mother to […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 29, 2019
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Local, Santa Rosa County
Despite lengthy discussion by county commissioners about replacing 121 patches along the length of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the county has opted to stick with the plywood solution. County Engineer Roger Blaylock said the county expects to have new bids for replacing the entire pier deck by June 13. Read the full article […]
By Rob Johnson on May 23, 2019
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Headlines, Santa Rosa County, State
The State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola said its investigation didn’t find any wrongdoing in Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay’s emailing her fellow city council members about changing the name of the Guy Thompson Community Center. Lindsay had asked Chief Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille last week to look into concerns being expressed on social media that […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 22, 2019
Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Don Salter, Edwin Henry, Elkhart Drive, Henry Company Homes, Home Builders Association of West Florida, impact fees, Joey Harrell, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County School Board, Santa Rosa County School District, tim wyrosdick
Headlines, Santa Rosa County
High schools could be pulling double duty with one set of students in the first half of the day and a second school’s worth in the afternoon said district Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick during a joint meeting of the school board and county commission May 15. He said schools could also see more situations where two […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 18, 2019
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Business, Santa Rosa County
Driving down U.S. Highway 98 in the Heart of Navarre a new popular site has begun to spring up: mobile businesses. Though a few have come and gone through the area, donut shops, hot dogs, phone repair and more have been becoming a regular sight. Read the full article in the May 16 issue […]
By Staff Reporters on May 17, 2019
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Local, Santa Rosa County
The Santa Rosa County Pre-trial Release Program resulted in an estimated net savings of $1,866,408 for the county in 2018, according to Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Donald Spencer. The program allows those charged with a crime to continue to work outside jail while their case is being processed. This estimate raises […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 24, 2019
Blue Water Holdings SRC Inc., Commissioner Dave Piech, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Sam Parker, Construction debris landfill, Eddie Canaday, Jim Young, Karen Young, Kyle Holley, Robert Blevins, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Santa Rosa Soils LLC
Local, Santa Rosa County
The land above the aquifer that provides water to all of south Santa Rosa County could become the home of a construction debris landfill after the County Commission indicated Monday it would reject the owners’ offer to sell the property for $12 million. Blue Water Holdings SRC Inc. owns the property itself. Read the full […]
By Staff Reporters on April 24, 2019
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Headlines, Santa Rosa County
Effective April 30, ECUA will terminate their contract with Santa Rosa County for the transportation and processing of recyclables. The county is working with ECUA on a new contract for processing and seeking to replace the transportation services within the next few weeks. Recyclable material degrades if not sorted and stored properly, therefore recycling will […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 19, 2019
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Local, Santa Rosa County
County Administrator Dan Schebler fielded tough questions about spending of tax dollars Monday during the first of two citizen budget workshops. The first was hosted at Woodbine Church. Read the full article in the April 18 issue of Navarre Press. Visit https://navarrepress.com/subscribe/ to view subscription options – or sign up to receive a digital subscription […]
By Staff Reporters on April 18, 2019
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Government, Local, Santa Rosa County
County Attorney Roy Andrews made it clear the county was not accepting guilt by paying out a $15,000 settlement for flood damage during the April 11 Board of County Commissioners meeting. In other action, the County Commission voted to reject all bids for redecking of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier after questions about the validity […]
By Staff Reporters on April 18, 2019
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Headlines, Santa Rosa County
The reconstruction and widening of State Road 87 will be wrapping up in the upcoming weeks as the road becomes a four-lane highway. Construction has been underway since October 2015 following years of calls for the highway to be widened. Read the full article in the April 18 issue of Navarre Press. Visit https://navarrepress.com/subscribe/ to […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 10, 2019
Business incubator, Charlene Mauro, Commission Chairman Sam Parker, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Dave Piech, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, effluent, Eglin Air Force Base, Gulf Coast Discovery Center, Gulf Coast Marine EDGE, james cowart, joy cowart, Milton, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, Northwest Florida Industrial Park, Project Lionheart, RESTORE funds, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County Commissioner meeting, Santa Rosa Sound, Shannon Ogletree, United Way of Santa Rosa County, water quality
Headlines, Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County Commissioners spent their Monday meeting balancing potential projects against infrastructure needs. Discovery Center dream dashed? Concerns over water quality trumped conservation education efforts Monday as commissioners weighed how to spend millions of RESTORE dollars over the next 12 years. Read the full article in the April 11 issue of Navarre Press. Visit […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 3, 2019
Blackhawk Memorial, Commissioner Dave Piech, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Navarer Beach, Navarre, Navarre Park, Panhanlde Butterfly House, Rob Williamson
Headlines, Santa Rosa County
Renovation of Navarre Park is set to begin in June, and the cost of updated plans for the roughly 4.7 acres has dropped from more than $7 million to $4.9 million. Paring down the project was part of District 4 County Commissioner Dave Piech’s campaign for election. Read the full article in the April 4 […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 27, 2019
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Headlines, Santa Rosa County
Despite budget votes being more than 7 months away, Santa Rosa county commissioners are already wrangling with two major funding decisions in the wake of Thursday’s early Budget Workshop. One major point of concern is how to fund the $45 million price tag on a new courthouse and judicial complex. Read the full article in […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 29, 2018
Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Sam Parker, Judge Robert Hilliard, Lynn Piech, Navarre, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Dave Piech
Local, Santa Rosa County
District 4’s new County Commissioner Dave Piech took the oath of office Nov. 20, officially beginning his four-year term on the heels of a contentious election. Judge Robert Hilliard did the swearing-in at the county administrative boardroom in Milton during the Board of County Commissioners’ annual reorganization meeting. Read the full article in the Nov. […]
By Staff Reporters on November 21, 2018
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Headlines, Santa Rosa County
As razor-thin margins between candidates for federal and state office prompted statewide recounts last week, volunteers pored over 2,426 questionable ballot selections Friday in the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections office’s manual recount. The county’s mandatory manual recount covered the races for U.S. Senate and Florida commissioner of agriculture, prompted by margins of less […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 25, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
Bob Cole first entered the political sphere because he had a bone to pick with then-County Commissioner Debbie Dawsey. “The very first time I ran, it was out of disgust in our commissioner that ran our district. At the time, several times I called her and did not get a response,” he said. Read the […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 12, 2018
Alderbrook Drive, Ashley Plantation, Bear-Wise Commercial Container Grant, Commissioner Sam Parker, Emerald Coast Constructors Inc., Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Miracle League Park, Navarre Park, Pace, Roger Blaylock, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Stephen Furman, Triump Gulf Coast, Waste Tire Amnesty Day
Local, Santa Rosa County
For residents of Ashley Plantation subdivision in Pace, drainage fixes could not come soon enough as water flooded their roads, at times up to their house doors, and some backyards became rushing streams. A handful of neighbors came before the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Sept. 27 requesting help in fixing the mess a builder allegedly […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 5, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
The 2018 primary election drew more than one-fourth of the voting population to the polls, and many in Santa Rosa County are celebrating that turnout. Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane said she was pleased to see the spike in participation. Read the full article in the Sept. 6 issue of Navarre Press […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 30, 2018
Bergren Road, Bryan Clarke, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Commissioner Sam Parker, David Keane, East Bay Boulevard, Florida Division of Corporations, Land Development Code, Navarre, Patricia Collyer, Rocio Cuevas, Roger Graham, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Serosa Drive, Storage units, Ten Point Nine LLC
Local, Santa Rosa County
We support what you are doing, but not where you want to do it. That was the message county commissioners delivered to a business owner seeking to open her real estate office in Navarre. Rocio Cuevas went before the Board of County Commissioners Aug. 23 to request that a single-family residence at 7654 East Bay […]
By Rob Johnson on August 29, 2018
candidates, Carol Boston, Kenny Long, Linda Sanborn, primary election, santa rosa school district, Scott Peden, Teacher pay, tim wyrosdick, union, Wei Ueberschaer
Education, Government, Santa Rosa County
With two teachers union-backed candidates winning seats on the Santa Rosa School Board, some members foresee more cooperation on the lingering pay dispute that could ease contention with District Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick. “We need to look at our priorities, which include instructional salaries,” said Wei Ueberschaer. She defeated District 5 board incumbent Scott Peden, winning […]
By Gail Acosta on August 29, 2018
Alex Andrade, Baxter Troutman, Carol Boston, Commissioner Bob Cole, dave piech, District 4 County Commissiner, Frank White, Jeff Snow, Kris Long, Linda Sanborn, Lynn Piech, Matt Caldwell, Matt Gaetz, Milton, Navarre, Rick Scott, Rob Williamson, Ron DeSantis, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioner, Santa Rosa County School Board, Stacy Annese, Tammie Jo Brown, Wallis Mahute, Wei Ueberschaer
Headlines, Santa Rosa County
In a stunning 26.26 percent turnout of voters in the Primary Election, Navarre resident and retired Air Force Colonel Dave Piech was elected to the seat of District 4 County Commissioner, upsetting the incumbent Rob Williamson by a 25.36 percent margin. Of the 34,623 ballots cast, 20,236 voted for Piech. Piech’s campaign lagged behind in […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 8, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
As primary election voting inches closer, the window is closing for school board candidates to win over voters. All three of the school board seats up for grabs will be decided on the primary ballot Aug. 28, and votes in the race can be cast as early as Aug. 13. For much of the race, […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 8, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) handled several requests for park funding NYSA playground to get fresh rubber In Navarre, that meant funding to replace the problematic rubber surface for the playground at the NYSA. District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson questioned why the surface needed to be replaced so shortly after it was installed. […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 1, 2018
Cathy Krafta, Clint Morrow, Commission Chairman Bob Cole, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Commissioner Sam Parker, Conditional use waiver, D. R. Horton Inc., East Bay Boulevard, Edgewood Drive, Heather's Place, Henry Company Homes, Holley by the Sea, John Barnes, Josh Neptune, Keith Fenstemacher, Kerry Anne Schultz, motocross, Munson Highway, Nautilus Drive, Navarre Parkway, Riverbirch Road, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County Commissioner meeting, Santa Rosa County Special Rezoning meeting, Townhouse complex, U.S.Highway 98, wetlands
Local, Santa Rosa County
In yet another unusually high turnout, the Board of County Commissioners meeting hall was packed July 26 with residents of Santa Rosa County seeking to have their voices heard at the monthly Special Rezoning meeting. Many were there in favor of allowing a motocross facility to be opened in the north end of the county. […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 27, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
Questions repeatedly returned to issues of development and allowing exceptions to the land development code during the Santa Rosa Republican Women’s county commissioners candidate forum Tuesday. The questions were submitted by the members in attendance, and candidates for both District 4 County Commission, representing Navarre, and District 2 representing Milton were invited to answer. District […]
