Construction is set to begin on a 161-room Gulf front hotel on the site of the former Holiday Inn on Navarre Beach, which was torn down in 2005 after damage from Hurricane Ivan. Property owners recently submitted site and foundation plans to Santa Rosa County.
Today Santa Rosa County Commissioners will decide if a $7,500 survey to gather input on a Navarre Community Center is worth the cost. Commissioners will also discuss other matters, including courthouse plans for the proposed future judicial site on Hwy. 90.
“’How much is it going to cost me?’ is the number one question I hear whenever incorporating Navarre comes up,” said Citizens to Incorporate Navarre member Laurie Gallup.
Before the recession, the Holley Navarre Water District had 56 employees, and now they are down by nine. Eight positions were approved to be opened at the February board meeting. “Some will be installing meters and some will be pipe layers,” said General Manager, Ken Walker. The pay rate will be $10 per hour for most positions, “which is our minimum wage,” said Walker. Walker made note of the recent statement by President Obama. The new employees will also assist the district to go from radio reading meters from a truck driving by to meters being read by towers.
Residents in a southwest Florida community are keeping their eyes focused on Tallahassee this legislative session as a bill being considered there would give them the opportunity to head to the polls and decide whether or not Estero should become Florida’s newest incorporated village.
In a close match that came down to the last few lifters, the Raider weightlifting team won their second dual meet of the season, by a 48 – 42 score at Pace Feb. 24.
A week that started out so well for the Lady Raiders ended badly. They traveled to Panama City Feb. 21 without a loss on the season to play in a weekend tournament. The Lady Raiders returned from the tournament, winning three of four games. On Feb. 25, they lost their first district game to Niceville. Two nights later, with several players unable to take the field, the Raiders lost their second district game to Tate.
Navarre opened district play Friday night on the road against the Tate Aggies. Things looked promising for the visitors after the first. With one out in the inning Michael Sandle lined a double to left center. Sandle advanced to third and then later scored on wild pitches from the Aggie starter. Jared Gonzalez retired the Tate batters without incident in the bottom of the frame and the Raiders led 1-0 after one.
The second inning was a disaster for the Navarre squad.
It’s a long way from being a young American girl in Mill Hall, Pa., to becoming a “proper Spanish lady” in the Dominican Republic, but Mary Marrero Wallen did it.
A family from Pensacola is working to change an ordinance that would have forced them to find another home for their pet pot-bellied pig named Buttercup.
