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Mother Nature wreaks havoc in Navarre, again

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

South Santa Rosa County, and Navarre in particular, was once again hammered with severe thunderstorms late Monday afternoon, flooding area streets and homes, and also producing a confirmed water spout coming ashore.

Navarre 12-U Softball All-stars win NWFGSA tournament

Written by John Richardson on July 18, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Recently, the Navarre 12-U softball team won the title at the annual Northwest Florida Girls Softball Alliance (NWFGSA) All-Star tournament held in Pensacola at Exchange Park.

Holley native has been singing for Jesus all her life

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Faith.

Kim Coleman recorded her first Christian album at the tender age of ten. Since then, she has been delivering inspiration to audiences worldwide using a voice which has been described as soul-stirring.

PSC makes Top 100 list

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Education.

Pensacola State College has once again made a national list as Community College Week magazine recently named PSC to its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the nation.

Program inspires ‘big’ scholastic success

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Education.

A little time spent mentoring students can make a big difference. A historic nationwide impact study proved children matched with mentors become more confident of their performance in schoolwork. To give struggling students a boost, the Santa Rosa County School Board recently approved an annual agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest to provide a school-based mentoring program called “Bigs Inspiring Scholastic Success.”

Samburu warrior visits Gulf Breeze Zoo

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Community.

Dressed in colorful clothing and ornate jewelry, a Samburu warrior came to speak to kids at the Gulf Breeze Zoo Sunday about his culture and his experience growing up in northern Kenya. Francis Lenyakopiro is a member of the African Samburu tribe, a nomadic people who raise cattle and live in huts.

Century Plant blooms in Navarre

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Community.

Like a scene right out of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Navarre residents Matt and Sheila Rogers witnessed the phenomenal growth spurt of a Century plant that now towers with blooms in the backyard of their Sandstone Road home.

Gulf Power seeks increase for largest-ever construction program

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Business.

Gulf Power customers could see an increase to their power bills next year, as the utility company is asking the Florida Public Service Commission to approve a two-step price increase to help pay for the largest power grid construction program in the history of the company.

Navarre store keeping animals’ bellies full

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in Business.

From the farm to the zoo to the backyard, The Feed Bucket offers feed for a variety of animals, and co-owner Tammy Hutchins is happy knowing that Navarre animals aren’t going hungry as long as her store is in business.

Commissioners say it’s time for a new courthouse

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

All five Santa Rosa commissioners agree the time has come to replace what has been called the worst courthouse in Florida. The board even seems to be in unison that the best way to fund building a new judicial facility would be placing a vote to enact a temporary local one-cent sales tax on the November 2014 ballot. The biggest question remaining at the end of a public workshop held to address the matter July 11 was where the new courthouse should be located.