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Out and About

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

We have some great advertising to help you shop locally in our Holiday Happenings Gift Guide! We hope you will take the opportunity to visit their businesses and spend a little holiday cash. I l-o-v-e the cover that Dickie Williams’ designed for the guide. He took our new artificial reefs, turned one into a Christmas tree and then put the face of a Navarre “legend” on the scuba diver, which wasn’t a stretch since he is one of our most avid local divers and responsible for most of the reef footage that we have. Yes – it is Mike Sandler.

Constituent Voice

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Politics starts from the bottom up, not the top down. Lawmakers in Washington are elected by the people and have a responsibility to the people. It is an immense honor and privilege for me to represent the people of Florida’s First Congressional District, and it is absolutely vital that I have the opportunity to hear from them so that I can ensure that Northwest Florida’s voice is heard in the halls of Congress. One message that I continue to receive loud and clear from constituents in all parts of Northwest Florida is opposition to and concern about Obamacare.

Theft puts father-son rides on hold

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Community.

A Navarre family is searching for the bike that they use to bring their son riding around the neighborhood. Just like the person it carries, the bike is special.

The Sons of the American Legion take aim at helping local families.

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Community.

Ready. Aim. Fire.

4-day week for many county workers

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Community.

More than 159 county employees are working four 10-hour days instead of the traditional five 8-hour days per workweek. The majority of those employees work for the board of county commissioners (BOCC), which employs 338 workers. Most of the county’s constitutional officers, such as the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser, maintain a five-day schedule for employees.

Local sportsman dies unexpectantly

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Community.

Navarre native and avid fisherman Almus Taylor died the morning of Nov. 17 in the Covington County Jail from what investigators are calling traffic accident related injuries.

UWF researcher invents concentrator

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Business.

A University of West Florida faculty researcher has invented a device that aids in detecting harmful organisms in water, and the university has signed its first international licensing agreement for the invention.

Tourism increases buoy TDC in wake of State Attorney review

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in Beach.

Good news about a double-digit increase in annual tourism numbers was dampened by discussions of an allegation that minutes of the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) were intentionally altered. The State Attorney’s Office has confirmed a review of the matter, which was discussed at the Nov. 20 council meeting.

Invasive ducks cause controversy in Holley by the Sea

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in News.

Hate them or love them, the ducks that live in the ponds at the HBTS Sunrise Drive entrance could possibly face euthanasia if they continue to be a nuisance to residents.

Top two bidders return and two other contenders join forces

Written by Staff Reporters on November 28, 2013. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners received seven proposals in their redo of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier management bid. Pasco Gibson, Jr., and Yolanda Wells initially won a contract, set to start at the end of the current lease, which expires Dec. 31. However, three commissioners decided to revisit the initial proposal selection, prompting a lawsuit filed by Gibson and Wells to stop a revote. Ultimately the board instead rebid the contract to remedy the suit and also revised a proposal scoring method the county had used for more than two decades.