Florida housing trends lead to competitive market
Residents of Santa Rosa County trying to sell their homes in 2014 could do so quicker than expected if 2013 Florida real estate trends continue.
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350 Brave souls take a plunge into 2014
Written by John Richardson on . Posted in Beach.
The sky was overcast and the water temperature was in the 50’s but none of that mattered to the more than 350 participants in Juana’s annual Penguin Plunge.
Teen confesses to murdering mom on Christmas Eve
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
William Brandon Aydelott, 17, of Gulf Breeze, reportedly confessed to the Christmas Eve murder of his mother, Sharon Hill Aydelott, a Holley-Navarre Middle School teacher and Gulf Breeze High School cross-country coach. Brandon Aydelott is accused of stabbing and beating her to death following an argument, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
5 firms recommended for TDC marketing
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Despite not having enough appointees present for a quorum, attendees at a specially called Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) meeting Jan. 7 decided to use prior input from council members to develop a committee list of five bids to recommend for further consideration for the TDC marketing services contract.
Turbulent transition at pier
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
TC’s Coastal Porch, LLC took over operation of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Jan. 1, following what one partner described as an eventful transition. Santa Rosa deputies responded to the county-owned pier four times Dec. 28 after previous contractor Pier, Inc.’s employees were observed using sledgehammers to demolish wooden structures on the deck. Although one commissioner called for prosecution in the matter, two county officials later decided the demolition had been within the rights of the contractor.
$7,500 Community Center survey scratched
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
After receiving feedback from other commissioners and residents, Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Jim Melvin halted further pursuit of a $7,500 contract with the University of West Florida to solicit local input on the proposed Navarre Community Center.
Prostitution sweep nets 51 arrests in Escambia County
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has concluded a prostitution sweep which netted a total of 51 arrests targeting both street-level and escort prostitution.
Man strikes Gulf Breeze officer
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
An intoxicated Milton man was arrested on New Year’s Eve after striking a police officer in a McDonald’s parking lot, according to a Gulf Breeze Police Department arrest report.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
I was troubled when an initial search did not show Sharon Aydelott, a teacher at Holley-Navarre Middle School, as ever being on the pages of Navarre Press. However, when I read that she was teacher of the year for her school in 2005, I knew there must be a glitch. Sure enough, we interviewed Sharon after she won the honor in December 2005. We reprinted the article this week on our education page in honor of her. We received the press release on Christmas Eve about a murder and posted it immediately to our Facebook page. Then news started leaking that it was Sharon who was killed even before we even received the official press release, my heart sank along with everyone else. The story has appeared all over the world in gruesome detail. We elected not to publish all the details on our website because we knew that this was a time to mourn the loss of Sharon and to celebrate her life and contribution to our community and it was not necessary to detail the manner of her death. The minimal details were enough at the time. There will be a trial and if not a trial, there will be sentencing and the details will be detailed at that time.
Goodman: Gulf Breeze says goodbye
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Friends and family said their final goodbyes to William “Cody” Goodman on Saturday, a 17-year-old from Gulf Breeze who was shot Christmas Eve by a Pensacola Police Department officer.