The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) March 18 approved funding several events, including spending $10,050 toward the annual Navarre Beach Fourth of July fireworks display.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Congressman Jeff Miller submitted legislation March 18 which could provide fee simple ownership to certain Santa Rosa Island leaseholders.
Sign pollution, a contingency plan for beach renourishment funding and adding lifeguard coverage west of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier are top concerns for some island residents.
After a 70-day journey from the Florida Everglades, participants in the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition March 19 paddled up to Fort Pickens, ending a 1,000-mile trek aimed to improve the state’s wildlife areas.
With a budget stalemate still possible, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Tuesday rolled out a hefty package of tax cuts and tax breaks that it wants to push through during this year’s session.
It’s been nearly 11 years since Hurricane Ivan destroyed the restrooms at Navarre Park, and on Friday, March 20, the new facility finally opened its doors.
Air Force senior leaders testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Airland March 19, and said with the return of sequestration-level funding, America’s airpower advantage is increasingly at risk.
During peak summer tourism months, hundreds of thousands of gallons of effluent is discharged daily into Santa Rosa Sound from the Navarre Beach Utilities treatment plant. Daryl Lynchard, president of Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS), has a plan to stop it.
Cherylynn Monno, the 16-year-old Navarre girl who was killed in a car accident Sunday night, was a “beautiful, intelligent and outgoing young lady who made a positive impact on this campus,” Navarre High School principal Brian Noack said.