Five things to know: County Commission
Bear wise or trash foolish
Bears were on the minds of the Board of County Commissioners Monday during their regularly scheduled committee meeting.Search Results for “D”
TV show stages home buying process
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Locals Cristina and Josh Harty will be in the limelight Sunday as their family of seven debuts on the HGTV show “Beach Hunters” which follows families through the home buying process.
Senior Center aims to boost membership
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As the year winds down, the push to attract members for the Holley-Navarre Senior Center picks up.
Veteran Profile: Julie Kessler
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On the eight-hour drive home from Anchorage to Fairbanks, Alaska, Julie and Kelly Kessler made a decision.
Fighting like a girl pays off
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Participants at this year’s Fight Like a Girl Fireman challenge had some serious reasons for fighting. Danielle Johnson, for example, was fighting for her 88-year-old grandmother who survived a mastectomy.
Santa Rosa launches STEAM in high school
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For the first time in any U.S. school district, Santa Rosa County has launched STEAM-centric learning into all public schools in the district.
A failure to plan
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Looking back over history in Navarre, since 2010 our population has grown by more than 69 percent. The rule of thumb around here has been to select a piece of vacant property, buy it, clear it, build on it and sell it. Wait…we forgot to mention the very important step of building up the dirt at least five feet over the neighbor’s property so it will flood down to their property, not yours. Or maybe it’s because you are putting in a septic tank because no sewer service is available.
Protecting the shoreline naturally
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Paddling along the waterways of Navarre and Gulf Breeze, kayaker Dave Barker is disappointed.
Unemployment low in Santa Rosa County
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This is the first installment of a series on economic indicators that will be running on the business page for the next few weeks. Each week will feature data and discussion on a topic that indicates the overall health and trends of Santa Rosa County’s economy.
Waste Pro to take over hauling services
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Following customer complaints about failures to collect yard waste and a request for more money, Waste Management lost the contract for servicing south Santa Rosa County residents earlier this year.