The one-day reptile show held in various cities all over the country came to Navarre on Saturday. In the pouring rain, Reptiday brought out the curious, the squeamish and the serious to the Days Inn Conference Center to see the reptiles on display and for sale.
As the apartment complexes are constructed on the side of Highway 98 and rooftops begin to multiply in the area, citizens of Navarre have high hopes for the future of the area. New neighbors and businesses are almost always a welcome facet to any community. In fact, according to the recent retail market power analysis for Navarre, supplied by the Nielsen Company, Navarre has one of the most favorable markets in the county for business opportunities. According to the data, there are many industry gaps whereby the supply in Navarre does not meet the demand, which means Navarre money is being spent out of the area. These gaps represent opportunities for businesses wishing to set up shop in the area.
Gov. Rick Scott has announced that Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in February, down from 10.7 percent in December 2010. This milestone marks the state’s lowest unemployment rate in eight years. Florida’s annual private-sector job growth rate of 3.4 percent has consistently exceeded the nation’s for 47-consecutive months. Over the year in February, Florida businesses created 235,200 new private-sector jobs. Since December 2010, 1,056,000 private-sector jobs have been created in Florida.
More than 300 Navarre Beach leaseholders are at least 120 days behind on paying their lease fees in amounts totaling $348,145, according to Santa Rosa County finance records.
With all the hype surrounding the possibility of an unconventional convention taking place for Republicans this election cycle, understanding what a “brokered” or “contested” convention is becomes important. Also important is an understanding of how a national political convention works and just how volatile a process it is.
A two-year joint narcotics operation dubbed “Operation Cagney & Lazer” in south Okaloosa County has nabbed at least 17 individuals and additional arrests are pending. One of the 17 arrested was a Navarre man, 54-year-old Eugene Klamer of Paloma Street. He has been charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance (cocaine) and illegal use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
The shortage of land available to expand recreational facilities in Santa Rosa County is prompting commissioners to ask the Navy to let it use part of a vacant 300-acre parcel in a section of Whiting Field.
On the eve of Good Friday, nearly seven weeks after he went missing, Senior Airman Keifer Huhman’s body has been recovered along the banks of the C&D Canal. While questions continue to surround his death, his family is thankful to have his body put to rest.
As soon as Choctaw and Fort Walton Beach were announced as the second- and third-place teams, respectively in the District 2-2A boys weightlifting meet Friday afternoon, the Navarre Raiders knew what was coming next.
One bad inning proved to be a deciding factor in Navarre’s softball game against Pine Forest March 16.
The Raiders gave up five runs in the opening inning and were unable to recover in a 5-2 loss to the Eagles, their two-game win streak ending in the process.
