Immigrant in church sanctuary reaches one-year mark
Rosa Robles Loreto could leave the small, Tucson church where she has spent the past year. But there is no guarantee she won’t be sent back to Mexico, her native country.
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An open letter to county commissioners
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
The proposal to utilize the Navarre Marine Park as a concert venue is fantastic provided the county is the recipient of a fair and equitable return. All other commercial ventures on the beach return 5 percent of gross proceeds to the county.
Florida elections imperiled by human error
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
With the 2016 presidential election on the horizon and the ghosts of elections past still haunting it, you would think Florida would have an acute sense for ensuring its voting processes are working as smoothly and efficiently as a Ferrari engine.
Concert nearing approval
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Community.
September’s Country on the Sound isn’t set in stone yet, but if it happens, it will take place at the Navarre Beach Marine Park rather than at Navarre Family Watersports, which was the original location organizer Greg Britton had in mind.
Residential yard waste pick-up – container, bundle or bag it
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Yard waste pick up service is available at no extra charge to Santa Rosa County residents with curbside household garbage service provided by ECUA, Waste Management or Waste Pro and who do not live in a city’s limits. To use this service, yard waste must be containerized or bundled and be no more than 50 pounds each. Items not placed in containers, bundles or bags and/or are too heavy, will not be picked up and must be disposed of by residents at their own expense.
Construction project won’t hamper school year
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
With just days before students return to the classroom, Holley-Navarre Middle School is undergoing a major construction project.
SBA launches next round of InnovateHER
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently launched the 2016 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge and Summit, including a nationwide women’s business competition to highlight innovative products and services that help impact and empower the lives of women and their families.
US economy adds 215K jobs and moves Fed closer to rate hike
Written by Associated Press on . Posted in Business.
The U.S. job market just demonstrated that it may be nearing full health more than six years after the Great Recession — and showed why the Federal Reserve may be about to raise interest rates from record lows.
Economic development group makes the hard sell
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
It’s not easy selling a community to outside businesses and investors. Despite incentives, such as tax breaks and free land, recruiting industry is a challenge, especially when other states are wooing the same companies. Competition can be fierce.
County discusses increasing gas tax
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners agreed at Monday’s budget workshop to approve scheduling a public hearing for a possible gas tax increase in the county.