West Navarre Primary School second grade teacher Laura Cunniff always knew she would be a teacher. Cunniff’s natural teaching ability paired with a knack for keeping her students engaged and interested in the classroom has earned her the title of WNPS Teacher of the Year.
It’s almost near the winter break for school districts across the state, and students are no doubt anticipating with glee a short respite from the usual breakneck pace of homework, group projects, pop quizzes, and high-stakes tests that encompass a school term.
I hope everyone realizes what a big deal it is to have a new luxury apartment complex with 250 units to be built in Navarre. First of all, it had to be financed. If you have tried to get a loan lately , you would know that. I’ve never known them not to be tough but apparently there was about two years where they didn’t even check your employment history. It is a good thing I didn’t know about that at the time, or I may have more house or office building that I could afford to pay – especially when the bottom fell out of the market.
Incorporated in September 1963, the Midway Fire District has been serving Gulf Breeze residents for more than 50 years. But the district has come a long way from its humble beginnings when it first started out as a volunteer fire department that did not have a permanent station until the 1970s.
The dedication ceremony for the June Ates Arena was held last at the new 68,000-square-foot facility located at East Milton Park. The $1.23 million facility was built using District 2 recreation funds.
The week before Thanksgiving, a 57-year-old Pace man suffered a heart attack. Shortly after his wife called 911 and started cardio pulmonary resuscitation, two Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies quickly responded and arrived on scene with life-saving equipment. Those officers sprang into action and are being credited with saving his life.
These aren’t your ordinary gingerbread houses. Fifth grade students at West Navarre Intermediate School presented their unique creations last Thursday night for the second annual Gingerbread House Contest hosted by thee Northwest Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The beaches and shorelines in Navarre are always crowded, even when Navarre Beach is not. Just as visitors and beach-goers are vital to Santa Rosa County’s economy, the thousands of birds that grace the waterways are vital to the ecosystem and the environment.
A total of 93 wanted felons were captured and arrested in Pensacola last week as part of a joint effort between the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
