Foster youth get a helping hand
Many 17-year-olds ‘aging out’ of the foster care system face uncertainty.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
The Navarre Chamber of Commerce is having a Munch & Learn Workshop on “Google Tools for Your Small Business.” Adam McCloskey, FSBDC at UWF will be the presenter on Wednesday, July 6 at 11:30 a.m. See their ad for more details.
Gun control or control of terrorists?
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Little by little, piece by piece our liberty seems to be stripping away. It happens so gradually that we don’t even notice it until it’s too late. It’s likened to parents who see their little toddler every day and don’t see the gradual growth, but someone who hasn’t seen the child in a while is stunned by the growth. The changes taking place in our nation seem subtle, until we take a hard look at them – and then we are stunned.
Our hard-earned tax money means nothing to the commissioners
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
So, an answer concerning the $80,000-plus of taxpayers’ money spent/given to the for-profit Tough Mudder event in April yields no return to the taxpayers. But a bright note, Commissioner Bob Cole thinks the taxpayers may have recouped the monies by the sales of Cokes and peanut butter crackers, really? And we have Rob Williamson who pushed the tax money payment to Tough Mudder. Rob Williamson, like a 10 year old, thinks money grows on trees. Rob Williamson doesn’t realize how hard people work for their money. There hasn’t been one tax proposal that Rob Williamson hasn’t voted for.
County gives go ahead for new private-school campus
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
A rezoning to allow a private school to be built in Navarre was passed to roaring applause at the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners’ rezoning meeting May 26.
Take a walk through history at Bagdad Mill Site Park
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
The Bagdad Mill Site Park, a grassy space on the bank of Blackwater River and Pond Creek, has been named a Florida Heritage Site, an honor awarded to only six locations in Santa Rosa County.
Middle schools get an upgrade
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Middle-school students will be returning to updated kitchens and cafeterias this August thanks to a roughly $1 million renovation at Holley-Navarre and Gulf Breeze middle schools.
Teen takes the helm during Gulf rescue
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Community.
The Blue Water Escape Charter boat Charles Garrett Stone and his father, Charles Samuel, are taking out to the Destin Pass sways back and forth in the choppy waves of the Gulf of Mexico.
Colin reinforces importance of flood insurance
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
The majority of Florida residents do not have flood insurance, according to Insurance Agency AAA. In fact 20 percent of claims come from homes not considered “high-risk.”
Workers’ comp rates take another hit
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
The Florida Supreme Court has struck down yet another pillar of workers’ compensation law, threatening to drive business costs even higher to an estimated 20 percent according to the National Federation of Independent Business in Florida (NFIB).