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2014 Faith Year in Review

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Faith.

Churches, volunteers key in flood recovery in south Santa Rosa (5/15/14)


Churches were key in assisting with flood recovery throughout Santa Rosa County including Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, Momentum Church and St. Anne’s Catholic Parish by coordinating volunteers, distributing food and supplies and helping with cleanup. Later in the year, the First Baptist Church of Navarre hosted a group of students from High Point University of North Carolina who were in the state to build homes for local flood victims through a West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church program.

2014 Business Year in Review

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

Santa Rosa turns away Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin was turned away twice this year by Santa Rosa County as the company searched for hangar space. Shannon Ogletree, SRC Economic Development director, said the short timeframe was the reason for denying the request in January. When Lockheed Martin inquired again in September about hangar options, they were again advised that there were no hangars in Santa Rosa County that would work. Ogletree said they would require a long-term agreement with the company before moving forward with any such projects.

2014 Beach Year in Review

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

Beach lease fees

Residents of Navarre Beach fought throughout the year to acquire fee simple titles for their properties on Santa Rosa Island.  Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown began levying taxes against leased property and improvements on Navarre Beach in 2001. Residents opposed the taxes as they already paid leaseholder fees and saw it as a double tax. However, the Florida Supreme Court upheld Browns’ actions even after leaseholders asked for clarification.

Local family plans to open Culver’s in Navarre

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

It’s a common dilemma: The family wants to go out for dinner, but can’t agree on what to eat . Honey and Randy Smith have been there plenty of times with their three kids, so when they decided to open a restaurant in Navarre, they knew it had to be Culver’s.

New year brings changes to pier restaurant

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

Stephanie Maddox, general manager of Coastal Concessions, is excited about a new menu being offered at Lagerhead’s, the restaurant and bar at Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Maddox is also proud of the establishment’s new head chef, Mike Crawford.

The tales of two Navarres

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

When he was a kid growing up in Minneapolis, Warren Anderson and his parents would make the 15-mile trip to his grandparents’ lake house in none other than Navarre, Minn.

Semi-pro football coming soon to Navarre

Written by John Richardson on . Posted in Sports.

Eric Solgard graduated from Gulf Breeze High School in 1998, where he played four years of football. When he didn’t receive any scholarship offers, he joined the military. Turning the clock ahead a few years, after receiving a medical discharge, he decided return to the sport he loved … football.

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