Gov. Scott touts $2,500 teacher raise
Gov. Rick Scott’s proposal to raise teachers’ salaries meets skeptical optimism this week around Santa Rosa County.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
The Mardi Gras Parade is this Saturday at 1 p.m. and the Navarre Beach Causeway going over to the beach will be shutting down around 12:30 p.m. Last year, they had both lanes coming off of the bridge after the parade. The Navarre Krewe of Jesters float will lead the parade and they are excited to show it off because they won first place Jan. 19 in the Abita Mardi Gras Parade on Okaloosa Island. Krewe of Lafitte from Pensacola will also be joining the parade with their float, “The Sword.”
Women must meet same standards
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
I get it. I’m a woman who grew up on a farm doing “man’s” work. I enlisted in the Navy and did a “man’s” work as an aviation structural mechanic. Yet, the standards for physical readiness for me were different than for my male counterparts. Sure, I could carry the same tool box, but in the Navy’s eyes, I could not do as many sit-ups, push-ups and run a 1.5-mile as fast as a man.
Former Headhunter finds bounty in Navarre
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Ricky Lee Phelps, the former lead singer of Grammy-Award winning country band Kentucky Headhunters, said he’s kept a low profile since moving to Navarre in 2001.
Home sales up in Navarre
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Navarre joins the rest of Florida with rising home sells.
“It is picking up. It’s getting busier,” said Linda Evans, a real estate agent with Southern Shores Realty Inc.U.S. 98 medians to get face-lift
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Driving along U.S. Highway 98 has long been considered a scenic drive, especially in Navarre.
However, some local residents think there are one or two blemishes along the way.United Way hires director of coastal development
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
United Way of Santa Rosa County recently hired Kristen Loera of Navarre to serve as the Director of Coastal Development to assist in expanding the organization’s outreach in Navarre and Gulf Breeze.
Hotel Equities names Loera revenue manager
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
Hotel Equities recently promoted Mike Loera of Navarre to revenue manager for the firm’s growing portfolio of hotels.
Beach renourishment process begins
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Santa Rosa County Commissioners gave Michael Walther of Coastal Technology Corporation the authority to begin the permitting process for Navarre Beach renourishment during a Jan. 24 Board of County Commissioners’ meeting.
Lively’s life lost in motorcycle wreck
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Shaaron Lively of Navarre was killed Jan. 25 during a motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 98.