Pier proposals to be reviewed
Five companies are vying to manage the Navarre Beach Pier, including current contractor The Pier, Inc., owned by Navarre businesswoman Dorothy Slye and her brother, Everett Ratliff, Jr.
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Survivors lead Relay for Life efforts
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Three times a survivor.
By the time Navarre resident Brenda Whidden was 20 years old, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer; by 30 she had ovarian cancer; and by 40 she had a bilateral mastectomy after four diagnoses of breast cancer.Abatement complaints result in four notices
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Skip Tompkins, Santa Rosa County compliance superintendent, has completed his investigation of Navarre First Addition properties identified by Navarre resident Laurie Gallup as potentially in violation of county codes. Four property owners have received or will receive abatement notices as a result.
Crash results in minor injuries
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A driver’s failure to yield when making a left turn last week resulted in minor injuries and damages totaling $17,000.
Democrat enters House District 2 race
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Jeremy Lau, 40, of Pensacola has entered the race for Florida House District Seat 2 after he filed April 12. Lau is the lone Democrat in a field of six Republican candidates.
Midway Fire receives Firehouse Subs donation
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Midway Fire Chief Jonathan Kanzigg announced April 16 that the first time his department used extrication equipment donated by the Firehouse Subs Foundation was to remove Taylor Wentz and Jesse Murray, both employees of the Firehouse Subs restaurant in Gulf Breeze, from a wrecked vehicle.
Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost
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Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer’s is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail.
National Park Service exploring public spearfishing to control lionfish
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The dreaded Indo-Pacific Lionfish have been spotted in local Gulf Islands National Seashore waters, and park officials are exploring the idea to allow capturing by spearfishing, something which has traditionally not been allowed by the National Park Service within park waters other than Biscayne National Park in south Florida.
No-license free fishing days extended
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On Saturday, April 6, anglers were able to fish Florida’s freshwaters without a fishing license, but not to worry if it passed unaware, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is offering three other free fishing license days.
Fees rising at Fort Pickens Campgrounds
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Fees will rise in the coming months at Gulf Islands National Seashore’s Fort Pickens Campground.