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Board election for water system nears

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community.

In the midst of the controversy swirling around Holley-Navarre Water System, an annual meeting and election of board of directors is scheduled for Jan. 19.  Four seats are open on the board; three from expiring terms and one from the resignation of Will Goulet.  The meeting will commence at 7 a.m. at the Board of Directors meeting room at HNWS with the announcement of the final slate of candidates running for election.  It will then recess for voting to commence until 7 p.m. when the meeting will be called back to session to discuss business, present the annual report and deliver the results of the election. 

Johnson promoted to Chief Deputy

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community.

Major Bob Johnson of the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office has been promoted to Chief Deputy with the organization.  Johnson is the first to serve as Chief Deputy since Sheriff Wendell Hall was sworn into office in the year 2000. 

Are residents feeling any impact from new gas tax?

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

As many South Santa Rosa County residents have noticed, gas prices at the pump continue to hover around $2 and just over per gallon. One recent change, which brought some increases in gas prices for Navarre citizens, was the result of the Santa Rosa County amending ordinance no. 2015-19. This amending ordinance, passed in 2015, included a 5-cent local option gas tax.

CareerSource Escarosa welcomes new executive director

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.

The current executive director of CareerSource Escarosa, Susan Nelms is retiring after 20 years of leadership with the organization.  Nelms began serving as executive director in 1996 and has more than 30 years of experience administering federal employment and training programs in the area.  Her official retirement date is Apr. 29.

Navarre Beach named a ‘Hidden Gem’ getaway

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.

TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel sites, has listed Navarre Beach on a list of 10 Affordable Hidden Gem getaways for the winter season.  The TripAdvisor website says of the list, “TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals has rounded up 10 super affordable US getaways this winter for staying in a rental, many of which are worthy of the “hidden gem” moniker due to their great attractions and recreation yet relative anonymity.”

Pier pressure relief

Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in News.

Pier managers, Scott Rayner and Stephanie Maddox addressed the county commissioners Monday. Management company, Coastal Concessions, (Coastal) is current on the admission fees owed Santa Rosa County and is seeking equitable relief on portions of their pier maintenance contract with Santa Rosa County.  County Commissioner Rob Williamson met with Coastal prior to the Monday meeting to talk through the proposed changes in the way the county is doing business with its pier partner, Coastal. 

Recycling cost prohibitive says county

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in News.

The Dec. 16 announcement by Santa Rosa County that recycling services would no longer be available led to a community outcry for the county to find a resolution.  The past agreement was for waste service providers to pick up customers’ recycling at curbside and transport it to Central Landfill for pick-up by Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to transport it to a recycle processing center.  ECUA did not charge the county for transportation of the recyclables and the county did not receive any proceeds from the recyclables given to ECUA. 

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