Oatman’s versatility earns her Teacher of the Year honors
Stacey Oatman is always on the move inside the halls of West Navarre Intermediate School.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
This Friday, the Pensacola Ice Flyers will be playing the Louisiana Icegators at Home. Santa will be there and you are asked to wear your ugliest Christmas sweater. Don’t forget, if you are a Navarre Press All Access subscriber, we have tickets for you! We also have tickets for this weekend to the Pensacola Little Theater for the showing of “White Christmas.” Last weekend we had tickets to the Pensacola Children’s Chorus and a Sinfonia Concert in Destin with a Broadway star. It really pays to be “All Access.”
Water System’s premium healthcare package siphons projected rate increase
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
At the Dec. 8 budget meeting of the Holley-Navarre Water System with the board of directors, President of the board Daryl Lynchard said, “Our (HNWS) costs are out of control.” He was right and he didn’t know the half of it.
Political correctness endangering Americans’ lives
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
I hear politicians on both sides of the political parties defend the right of Muslims to come to our country. They do so by saying we are a country of immigrants and our morals should allow for these refugees. As for that argument, I say the past immigrants were not terrorists and were not coming from known-terrorist regions of the world as they are today, willing to kill Americans, Christian or not. Times change, morality changes and so should our immigration policies because of a changing world.
Commissioner raises concerns with Tough Mudder
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Following doubts expressed by area tourism leaders on the value of the Tough Mudder Inc. military-style endurance event scheduled for next April, District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson is stepping in before Santa Rosa County signs a contract with the New York company.
Fond farewells to Hunter Walker
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
After attending more than 400 meetings of the Santa Rosa County Commission and working as its chief executive officer since 1995, Hunter Walker was honored at his retirement ceremony last week.
Benefits package surprises Holley-Navarre Water Board and members
Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community.
During the Dec. 8 budget meeting of the Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) Board, one thing caught the board members by complete surprise: the benefits package purchased for the employees of the water department, specifically health insurance.
Gulf Breeze Area Chamber Announces 2015 December
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber is pleased to announce SpringHill Suites by Marriott Pensacola Beach as the Chamber’s Business of the Month for December 2015.
Auto Depot conditional-use request denied
Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Business.
When Andy Pike opened Auto Depot on Highway 87 south in Navarre in March it was on one of the three lots he was leasing for the business directly in front of Navarre Auto Repair. The lot was originally approved for used car sales for eight vehicles in 2012. The business grew quickly and Pike had to expand to the other two lots on the property. What he didn’t realize, was one of those lots was zoned differently than the others.
Navarre Beach: Tsunami Ready Certified
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Beach.
In the unlikely event there is a tsunami, Santa Rosa County Emergency Management has completed a Tsunami Plan and completed a “table-top exercise,” according to Brad Baker, Director of Emergency Management for Santa Rosa County, in a memo addressed to the board of county commissioners.