After 33 meetings spanning more than a year of contract negotiations, the Santa Rosa School District and Santa Rosa Professional Educators came to an agreement August 28. The agreement must still be ratified, but both sides are confident that it will be.
The Holley Navarre Senior Center will have its community Fish Fry Sept. 18th with Sheriff Wendell Hall frying the fish. Get your tickets early as a limited number of tickets are available. See their ad for all of the details.
A Santa Rosa County ordinance states: “It shall be unlawful for items generally used for swimming, sunbathing, or beach recreation to remain on the beach between two hours after dusk and two hours after sunrise, except as otherwise permitted in this section. As used in this section, the phrase “items generally used for swimming, sunbathing, or beach recreation” shall include, but not be limited to, beach chairs, umbrellas, tents (including tent frames), hammocks, volleyball nets, picnic tables and tiki huts.” It goes on to state that no items should be left that would be injurious to the environment, or the health, safety, or welfare of the public. This means your trash.
To coincide with tenth-anniversary ceremonies marking Hurricane Katrina’s devastating assault on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Coast Guard dedicated “Rescue Me,” a painting by Dale Fairbanks, artist and former Louisiana resident.
“Alex Crawford is removed from the board of directors effective upon the date of the mailing of this order,” stated a final order dated Aug. 17, 2015. Therefore, the recall was deemed successful seven months after an arduous community-wide effort. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes (DBPR) issued a “Final Order” on Aug. 17 – more than three months after Alex Crawford was served April 29 with 2,311 recall ballots from the members of Holley by the Sea.
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 26th Annual Gulf Breeze Community Expo Friday and Saturday Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 at the Gulf Breeze Community Center. The Expo is a free indoor event showcasing businesses serving the Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Bay areas. The doors open to the public from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday evening starting with the Taste of Gulf Breeze, the popular event where local restaurants, bars, and food vendors offer their tasty fares throughout the business exhibition areas. Saturday’s business showcase is also free to the public and begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 2 p.m. Saturday’s showcase features local businesses, children’s activities, and door prizes.
The notorious left turn lane on U.S. 98 in the City of Gulf Breeze which motorists have perilously used as a cut-across to and from Hoffman Drive, or into Starbucks and other businesses, will soon be permanently closed off.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Commerce and Coffee Aug. 28 Raider style. The meeting served as a hometown pep rally for the Navarre High School football team as they prepared for their home opener against Pensacola’s Catholic High School. Head Coach Jay Walls and Dr. Steve Jordan with the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center were the featured speakers.
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Rodolfo Valladares wore the wrong hat to the wrong Miami bank while trying to cash a $100 check in a case of mistaken identity that’s led to a court battle over $3.3 million.
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new high-stakes test , which came under fire after a chaotic rollout this past spring, is valid according to a new outside study released Tuesday.
