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To The Editor,

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

Maybe you stash ‘em in the pantry, maybe you hide ‘em under your sink; regardless of where you keep them, when you can’t stuff anymore in, you decide to throw them away. We all have them: plastic shopping bags. Plastic bags are extremely detrimental to our environment along the Gulf Coast, as they can never decompose.

County seeks recreational use of Holley OLF

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

I hope and pray it takes years for the Navy to give it up. Long after I’m “pushing up the daisies, not smelling them”. I doubt the residents of the numerous streets off Pepper Drive (as we are) would appreciate the present tranquility taken away.

Florida governor calls for review of tourism marketing agency

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Community.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants state officials to review spending by Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing agency.

Santa Rosa’s newest ambassador

Written by Gail Acosta on April 7, 2016. Posted in Community.

Santa Rosa County has a new ambassador that will call the Florida Welcome Center on I-10 home. Her name is Myrtle the Turtle and she has her own hashtag (#myrtletheturtle).

Crawling for a Cause

Written by Sandi Kemp on April 7, 2016. Posted in Community.

Air Force veteran Robert Reyes had the idea to have a Pub Crawl in Navarre to support local businesses and to raise money for the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast. Little did he know then – that six years later, he would be the owner of a local business, O’Connor’s Pub and Grill. “That never crossed my mind six years ago, but here I am.” Reyes told Navarre Press.

Navarre Beach signage absent near new Pensacola bridge

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Community.

Although the planned new bridge across Pensacola Bay has a budget of more than $450 million, there aren’t any plans for signage that points the way to Navarre Beach from the revamped northwestern gateway to Santa Rosa County.

Young entrepreneurs’ score big chance

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Business.

Eleven local students demonstrated their business plans to a panel of judges representing some of the area’s leading businesses last Tuesday at the Pensacola Little Theater.

Springhill suites opening delayed

Written by Staff Reporters on April 7, 2016. Posted in Beach.

Completion of the $30 million SpringHill Suites on Navarre Beach has been delayed until sometime in the first quarter, perhaps as late as March, because of occasional rain and high winds that have slowed construction.

US judge OKs $20B settlement from 2010 BP oil spill

Written by Associated Press on April 7, 2016. Posted in News.

New Orleans — A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement regarding the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst offshore spill in the nation’s history.

Waste disposal rates increase in Santa Rosa County

Written by Gail Acosta on April 7, 2016. Posted in News.

For the first time in 20 years, Santa Rosa County’s Central Landfill is raising rates beginning April 1. The rate for household waste will increase from $32 per ton, set in 1995 to $36 per ton. Rates for Class III waste which includes construction and demolition debris, carpet, furniture other than appliances, will increase to $32 per ton.