Navarre students still face homelessness
Poverty in Santa Rosa County schools has hit an all-time high and the number of homeless students this year is expected to rise.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Santa Rosa County raised the percentage of voters actually voting in the 2016 primary more than 10 percent from 2014 to 2016. I’d like to say congratulations – except that is still only one in four eligible voters – voting. At least it is a step in the right direction. So in 2014, less than 15 percent of eligible voters chose the elected officials we have now. That is a sobering thought. (I will not use my circling the toilet bowl comment because someone might use it out of context like he did the last time – and continues to do so.)
Half-Cent Tax
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
During WW II around the time the silver (zinc) penny came into use (1943), the copper and other vital metals were used in manufacturing war materials.
No property tax increase seen for courthouse
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Santa Rosa County residents won’t have to pay higher ad valorem taxes because they rejected the referendum to fund a new county courthouse in downtown Milton with a temporary sales tax increase.
Tourism board favors current marketing agency
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
After hearing three 30-plus minutes of presentations Sept. 1, the Santa Rosa County Tourism Development Board ranked advertising and marketing company Davis, South, Barnett and Patrick Public Relations and Advertising (DSBP) as their top pick for managing marketing of the county’s tourism for the next three years.
Busy Labor Day weekend despite weather
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Despite dwindling attendance along the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Hermine, Navarre Beach bed-tax collectors reported maxed out occupancy for the three-day Labor Day weekend.
Gulf Breeze Area Chamber Ambassadors of the Quarter
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber recognized Jeremy Carver, financial advisor with Edward Jones as Ambassador of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2016.
Cox comes to Navarre businesses
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
Navarre businesses gained a new option for internet and voice services as Cox Communications opened service up to businesses along the U.S. Highway 98 corridor.
Growth of volleyball tournament spikes interest in Navarre Beach
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Beach.
Navarre Beach is known as Florida’s best-kept secret but volleyball enthusiast and former pro Judd Smith is changing that reputation to a degree with his efforts to make the beach a volleyball destination.
Beach benches rusting out
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
In the wake of Hurricane Ivan, Navarre Beach was left with a mess of hundreds of tons of concrete and debris piled up and abandoned.