Surf Warriors help wounded vets “feel alive” again
Navarre Surf Warriors hosted its fourth annual Learn to Surf event Saturday at Navarre Beach Marine Park, with nearly two dozen wounded warriors participating.
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SRSO detention re-entry program
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The Santa Rosa County Detention Division is implementing a new re-entry program called “Seeds of Change.”
Scammers pretend to call from Gulf Power
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In a continuing scam, area businesses received calls from someone claiming to represent Gulf Power and demanding payment, threatening to cut off their electric service.
Keller Williams agents give where they live
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Employees at Keller Williams Realty in Navarre were lucky enough to have Friday off from work. But while they weren’t expected at the office, they were still busy – fixing up the Holley Navarre Senior Center.
Recreational red snapper season opens this weekend
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The recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters opens to harvest Memorial Day weekend. Red snapper is a popular species that has a strong economic impact for many coastal communities throughout Florida.
Monument to Women Veterans named Business of the Month
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The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber recognized the Monument to Women Veterans Foundation as its Business of the Month for May.
First quarter tourism numbers smash all-time record
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Gov. Rick Scott announced May 15 that Florida set another record in tourism numbers by welcoming the highest amount of visitors of any quarter in the state’s history according to VISIT FLORIDA.
Keep tabs on the pier from home
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Navarre Beach Fishing Pier will soon have a live streaming webcam so residents can view the beach from anywhere at any time.
Keep an eye out for sea turtles during nesting season
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The Gulf Coast’s sea turtle nesting season is underway, but Cathy Holmes, Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center project director, said she hasn’t seen any nests yet.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Loggerhead turtles are the most common in Florida and along northwest Florida beaches. FWC’s 2014 Nesting Beach Survey showed 101 Loggerhead turtle nests in Santa Rosa, Escambia, Okaloosa counties. Santa Rosa County had 12.
Gov. Rick Scott’s hospital commission to meet for first time
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Gov. Rick Scott’s new hospital commission consists of Republican donors and business leaders who will likely help him go after some of the state’s hospitals as the standoff over Medicaid expansion intensifies.