When the New Year rolls around, most people are armed with resolutions and ready for a fresh start. Many focus on bettering themselves; it’s not often we hear of those who want to better serve God.
Just a few questions here: Why is it my car beeps at me for all kinds of silly reasons (seat belts, lights left on, open door before I turn the car off – when it’s in park!) but it won’t beep at me when I need it to – like when I forget to release the emergency brake?
How about our soccer teams? Navarre High girls and boys are divisional champions and on the road to state. This is the first time our girls have been named division champs and the second time for our boys. As I write this I’m in a car heading toward Tallahassee where the girls will face Leon. I’ve already made plans to meet them in Melbourne for the state match-up next weekend. The boys are playing Thursday night at home and it would be great if they had a large hometown crowd cheering them on.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce seeks artists to design the official poster for the 31st anniversary of the Navarre Fun Fest on Navarre Beach. The winning artist will receive $300 and a complimentary high-visibility artist booth at the event, Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25.
When artist and painting instructor Laurie Taylor moved to Navarre she knew she wanted to have art parties. She even had a name – “Art Uncorked.” As luck would have it, The Vine Wine Bar opened up and the rest is history – in the making.
Residents are asked to provide input on proposed improvements to Navarre Park, located at 8543 Navarre Parkway at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge. Santa Rosa County will apply for a Land and Water Conservation grant to make the improvements and will collect comments from citizens at two public meetings, via email or phone. LWCF is a state competitive grant program which will match county funds for acquisition or development of land for public outdoor recreation.
Gulf Power is partnering with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force to build solar energy farms at three different facilities across Northwest Florida. Last week, the utility submitted the renewable projects to the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) for approval. The projects could be in service as early as December 2016.
Aerosync Support, Inc., a leader in helicopter repairs, modifications and upgrades, is moving to the Santa Rosa Industrial Park in Milton. Aerosync has purchased the former West Coat Metal Roofing building and is making a capital investment of more than $1.75 million to the facility. With the anticipated creation of 25 jobs at an average rate of $60,000, Aerosync qualified for a performance-based incentive program aimed at increasing high-skilled, high-wage jobs in Florida.
Images of oil-coated birds and testimony about “widespread sociocultural harm” opened the third phase of a trial to establish penalties BP must pay under the federal Clean Water Act for spilling millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
