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My visit to Boston

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

I recently visited Boston with my sisters.  I always enjoy traveling there because of the rich history found in Boston and the surrounding areas.  I learned something new about our founding fathers and that fateful day we sparked a revolution with a single musket shot at Concord.  Paul Revere was not in the tower of the North Church in Boston waving lanterns.  That job was assigned to another.  He was standing by on his horse waiting for the signal to warn the families in Concord that the British were coming to destroy their munitions stored at Concord. 

Festival season is upon us!

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.

This weekend two major events are taking place at the beach – The Navarre Beach Sand Sculpting Festival and Navarre Beach Fishing Rodeo. Those events are serving as a prelude to a monthlong celebration of the best October venues Santa Rosa has to offer during the 2014 Beaches to Woodlands Tour.

Water fountains in Navarre Beach

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

Water fountains in Navarre Beach Marine Park have been broken since last winter. They will probably stay that way according to Terry Wallace who oversees Navarre Beach utilities and functions.

Hurlburt runs to honor POW/MIA

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

Hurlburt Field marked the official POW/MIA recognition day with a 24 hour vigil run that began at 3 p.m. on Sept. 18 and continued through 2:45 p.m. Sept. 19.

Commission set to rehire state lobbyist

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

Commissioners are at odds over whether or not to rehire a state lobbyist.  At Monday’s committee meeting the board was divided on the issue until Commissioner Bob Cole leaned in favor of the hire. The board will vote on the matter today.

Navarre Soccer Player Commits to Faulkner University

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Sports.

Catherine Baccarini, a local Navarre soccer player, committed to Faulkner University out of Montgomery, AL earlier this week.  Catherine first visited Faulkner last September and instantly made a connection with the coach, the program and the school.  “I spent the entire day at the campus, ate dinner with the players and practiced with the team.  I liked everything about the school and really liked the coach and team.  One of the biggest things for me was that it was a Christian School and it wasn’t too big”, she related.  Catherine has been playing travel soccer since she was 7 years old and has played for the semi pro under 20 team in the W League, the Alabama state Olympic Development Program team and currently plays for the Gulf Coast Texans out of Pensacola. 

Germs go back to school

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

A rare respiratory illness-causing virus has affected 82 people in the middle of the country, most of them children according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC). Hospitals in Missouri and Illinois are seeing more children with the virus than are typical for this time of year, which has promoted the CDC’s attention.

Hurricane Ivan: 10 years of preparing for the next big one

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

Ivan unleashed unprecedented damage to Gulf Power’s system when it hit Sept. 16, 2004. About 90 percent of the company’s customers lost power and 80 percent of the power grid was damaged. With the help of more than 5,000 outside workers, employees restored power to nearly 365,000 customers in 13 days.

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