From vouchers to guns, new laws take effect
More school vouchers. Expanded restrictions on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. Limits on using TikTok. Carrying guns without concealed-weapons licenses. A larger Florida State Guard.
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Former Raider Colby Jones thankful to have chance to play college lacrosse
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Colby Jones considers herself fortunate that she is playing lacrosse at the collegiate level.
She didn’t get into the sport seriously until midway through her high school career at Navarre, and that first season was erased because of the pandemic.
Full schedule announced for 2023 Pensacola Beach Air Show featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Pensacola’s hometown heroes will be front and center at the 2023 Pensacola Beach Air Show, hosted by the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA), July 5-8, 2023. The elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline all events which culminate on Saturday, July 8, with the official Air Show.
With rip currents across Emerald Coast, Navarre Beach Lifeguards educate visitors
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Beach, News.
Rip currents can prove deadly for beachgoers.
According to the National Weather Service’s 2023 surf zone fatalities list (Jan. 1 to June 24), Florida leads the way with 27 fatalities, only two of which were non-rip current related. In nearby Bay County, Panama City Beach had seven drownings from June 15 to June 24. All of which were related to rip currents.
Navarre family dealing with brunt of home health shortage
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community.
For the past few years, nursing shortages have been on the rise in hospitals and assisted living facilities.
While these places make up a large portion of the shortages, the problem is also affecting the home healthcare industry too.
RV resort planned for Highway 98 near Woodlawn Beach
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business, News.
A new RV resort is being planned for the south side of Highway 98, along Woodhaven Lane.
Ayana RV Resort, which sits on a 3.51-acre lot, will feature 31 RV pads, a 3,278 square-foot office building, a pool and deck, two stormwater ponds and fencing around the property. There are also plans for five live oak trees to be on the property, according to the site plans.
HNWS, businesses face off at June water board meeting
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business, News.
Holley Navarre Water System’s Board of Directors met June 20 to discuss a number of topics but wound up spending a good portion of the meeting discussing commercial impact fees for RV parks and other businesses.
A few months ago, several businesses, who are members of the water system, came forward with complaints surrounding the amount of money they were being charged for impact fees. The issue brought out Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce chair Steve Rhodes, who addressed the board during that meeting in April.
Dr. Llaird Likens alleviates pain, offers hope
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Advertorial, Healthy Living.
There’s a lot to like about Dr. Llaird Likens. He’s not your average chiropractor.
He is multi-faceted and uses his vast array of healthcare knowledge to access the full body with each patient to better understand the reason for their pain.
Hitting, building strength focal points of summer for Raider baseball team
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
That familiar sound of the bat meeting the ball rang out on a June morning where the heat made it feel as if standing outside was the inside of the oven.
One month of summer workouts are nearly in the books and the Navarre baseball team feels good about the progress made, both in the cages and in the weight room.
Warehouse, retail development coming to Tiger Point next year
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business.
Residents of Tiger Point will have new places to shop beginning in 2024. A new development, Tiger Point Place, is currently preleasing space in their future shopping plaza, which is next to Concord Presbyterian Church of Gulf Breeze on Gulf Breeze Parkway.
According to the Santa Rosa County development order for the project, Tiger Point Place will be a commercial strip center for retail and offices with warehouse space. The project consists of the construction of a 20,000 square foot multitenant retail building, a 30,000 square foot multitenant maxi-warehouse building and 118,000 square feet of asphalt parking, concrete sidewalk and associated infrastructure.