The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce will immediately begin the search for a new President and CEO following the resignation of current executive Josie Cotti.
About 110 million people are expected to watch the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos battle it out in the Super Bowl Sunday. While watching great plays, new commercials and the halftime show, viewers will also be enjoying their favorite football-watching food, and that means a bump in sales for some local businesses.
Shannon Ogletree, Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director, traveled to New York and New Jersey earlier this month to meet with consulting firms that help companies pick the right location for business expansions.
Scott Rayner, representing TC’s Coastal Front Porch, presented Santa Rosa County Commissioners with conceptual plans for redesign of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier’s bar area, which will feature a restaurant. The board approved the new management team’s conceptual design at the Jan. 23 board meeting.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (NBACOC) is seeking artists to design the official poster for the 30th Anniversary of the Navarre Fun Fest on Navarre Beach. The winning artist will receive a $300 cash award and a complimentary artist booth at the event, Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, 2014.
Officials in Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties made the decision Monday to close offices Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of a winter storm expected to create hazardous driving conditions throughout the area. Florida Department of Transportation spokeswoman Donna Green said Monday, “A winter storm is a bit of an anomaly for us.” She continued, “Crews throughout the district are ready for the winter weather when it arrives and will use dry sand to treat roadways.”
A 25-year-old woman who grew up in Pace has died due to complications from the H1N1 flu virus, making this the third such death to impact Santa Rosa County this year.
Although Marion Moseley, born in Tampa, Feb. 21, 1926, more or less grew up in Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi as her father, a ceramic tile contractor, traveled to different job sites, she really, in a way, learned a lot about life while in Mississippi.
A local company’s generosity will allow students at Holley-Navarre Middle School to stay up-to-date with the most current technology software and programs.
I could not have been more excited when I pulled up in front of the Navarre Press office Monday morning. I had accomplished two things. First, I was returning to Navarre and second, I was returning to my first love, journalism.