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What a special ‘Cat in the Hat’

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Education.

Kathy Rohrig’s fourth-graders at West Navarre Primary had achieved their reading goals and to celebrate a “mystery reader” was going to visit the class March 7 and read Dr. Seuss’ “Happy Birthday to You” story. Rohrig had arranged for Whitney Psinas, the mother of 7-year-old Addison, to be the “mystery reader,” however, about two weeks before the event plans changed.

Santa Rosa Fair starts April 4!

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in News.

The 23rd Annual Santa Rosa County Fair is set to start April 4,and plans are in place for all the typical amusement rides. However, leading into the midway is a special section which sets the fair apart from many others.

About 300 seek aerospace jobs

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Business.

Mobile-based ST Aerospace came to Pensacola looking for employees March 20, and company officials say they were pleased by the turnout for a recruitment and informational session coordinated by the local workforce investment board – CareerSource Escarosa – and hosted by Pensacola State College.

Southern Pipe opens in Navarre

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Business.

Mississippi-based Southern Pipe and Supply opened its newest branch location about three weeks ago in Navarre. The company is leasing a facility at 7534 Navarre Parkway, previously occupied by Bayview Flooring and Interiors.

Warriors hit the waves

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Beach.

Organizers expect the 3rd Annual Navarre Beach Surf Warriors event will send four or five participants to the East Coast Surfing Championship in August to compete in the wounded warrior division. CJ Stein said she expects 15 wounded warriors to participate this year in the six lesson program that begins May 3.

Navarre Beach water quality in the clear

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Beach.

Comparing water quality to neighboring beaches in Escambia and Okaloosa counties, Navarre area beaches scored best according to the most recent Department of Health results.

Supreme Court OK’s beach taxes

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in News.

The Florida Supreme Court voted unanimously March 20 that Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown was correct in assessing property taxes on leased land and structures on Navarre Beach. Brown began assessing property taxes on Navarre Beach leaseholders shortly after taking office in 2001 – a move he says has generated $81 million in revenue. Roughly $3.65 million more is now expected for interest fees on a portion of that revenue which remained unpaid.

New city better off after incorporation

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in News.

Only three communities have incorporated in Florida since 2005 and the largest one based on population is Cutler Bay. The city of approximately 42,000 people is located in Miami-Dade County.

The boys are back in town

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in News.

Family members anxiously watched the skies and listened March 24 and in an instant the Navy’s Blue Angels made a pass over the runway at NAS Pensacola. The team had spent the last eight weeks training at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif. and was now back home.

Clary pushes partners’ property for courthouse

Written by Staff Reporters on March 22, 2014. Posted in News.

Another former Florida state legislator has thrown property he owns into consideration as a future courthouse site. Former senator Charlie Clary joins former representative Cotton Byrom in offering the county an East Milton land deal.