Navarre runners prepare for Boston Marathon
A year has passed since the bombings at the Boston Marathon last April that left three people dead and hundreds injured. But that tragedy isn’t keeping runners away from the race this year.
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Local libraries celebrate National Library Week
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National Library Week is April 13 – 19 and libraries in Santa Rosa County are working to spread the word that libraries here change lives. The national theme is “Lives Changed @ Your Library.”
Start of reef expansion unknown
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers April 8 approved the final permit necessary for an expansion of the Navarre Beach Gulfside snorkeling reef, but project proponents say there is no timeline yet for getting it started.
Forecasters expect “below average” hurricane season
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Researchers from Colorado State University released April 10 their annual prediction for Atlantic hurricane activity, and they expect a “below average” season for 2014. The 36-page report was prepared by research scientist Philip J. Klotzbach and Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science William M. Gray.
New police golf cart in Gulf Breeze
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The Gulf Breeze Police Department now has another mode of transportation to more easily patrol the city.
Bubba Watson wins another green jacket at Augusta
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Augusta, GA. (AP) – Bubba Watson has won the Masters for the second time in three years.
Commissioner calls beach tax situation ‘Tax purgatory’
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A crowd of more than 100 people interested in the Pensacola Beach taxation issue gathered Monday night at a town hall meeting sponsored by the Pensacola Beach Advocates.
Protests prompt changes to beach projects
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After protests from the Audubon Society, design modification is expected for one of two Navarre Beach projects selected in the third round of Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) early restoration funding, resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Four years after the spill
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April 20, 2010. Some may have trouble remembering what happed nearly four years ago, but as soon as the words “oil spill” are mentioned, they immediately remember and many local residents have vivid of memories of the spring and summer of 2010.
Jayer Williamson pre-files for his father’s commission seat
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Pace resident Jayer Williamson pre-filed April 10 for the Nov. 4 special election to fill the District 1 commission seat which had been held by his father, Jim, who died April 2. Governor Rick Scott could make an appointment to fill the seat until the election.