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Infrastructure tops county’s capital improvements plan

Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in News.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2023 budget for Santa Rosa County includes a record investment in capital projects, thanks partly to federal stimulus spending and higher property values.

“This is new for our county to have this much money set aside for infrastructure in the budget process, so it’s a big deal,” Sabrina White, the county’s assistant budget director, said. “It’s exciting times in Santa Rosa County.”

Shellfish harvesting closures highlight severe water-quality failures

Written by Carmen Reynolds on . Posted in Beach.

The Healthy Gulf press conference conducted last week at the Milton Marina, where stakeholders’ worry about shellfish harvesting closures appeared palpable.

Christian Wagley of Healthy Gulf, community businesses and stakeholders expressed grave concerns about the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ planned closure of thousands of acres of area waters to shellfish harvesting because of continuous high fecal bacterial counts.

Looking back at Hurricane Ivan

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

Hurricane Ivan made landfall Sept. 16, 2004, just west of Navarre as a Category 3 storm. Ivan packed winds of 120 mph sustained and a historic storm surge, according to the National Weather Service.

Coastal areas from Mobile to Destin felt the brunt of Ivan’s wrath; aerial photographs taken days after the storm showed much smaller barrier islands (including Santa Rosa Island, which lost virtually all of its dunes and beaches).

Long-awaited win over rival on hold for Navarre volleyball team

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Julia Irmen could almost reach out and touch how close Navarre was to changing the narrative of its volleyball match against rival Gulf Breeze in a near-packed gymnasium.

All the Raiders had to do was finish out the opening set. And they almost did. They had the lead late, up 22-17 and then 23-19, but when it came time to close the deal, they fell a little short.

Raider Game Day! Navarre opens district play against Tate

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

District play begins tonight for the Navarre football team as it hits the road to take on Tate.

The Raiders and Aggies square off at 7 p.m. at Pete Gindl Stadium and Navarre is hoping to take its first step towards a championship for the first time since 2018.

9/11 Remembered: Navarre highlights anniversary of attacks with events

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, News.

At the Sept. 11 Memorial Stair Climb, firefighters had to climb 110 floors worth of stairs in honor of the first responders who climbed the stairwells of the World Trade Center 21 years ago. The firefighters came from across Northwest Florida. Navarre Beach, Holley Navarre, Midway, Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview and a few other fire departments were present.

Catering heating up at Where Y’at Seafood Market

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Advertorial, On the Menu.

Where Y’at Seafood Market is where you can find authentic New Orleans cooking and flavor at its best without going to Louisiana.

Serving cuisine ranging from beignets to Boudin balls, the family-owned market and restaurant are located at 4233 Highway 87, five and a half miles north of Navarre Parkway on the west side.

Carli family laments slow autopsy results

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Crime, News.

Months after Cassie Carli’s body was found in a barn in Alabama, autopsy results have not been released. For the Carli family, the wait to find out exactly what happened to their loved one has been “agonizing.”

Carli went missing on March 27 following a custody exchange with her ex-boyfriend, Marcus Spanevelo, for their four-year-old daughter, Saylor. The exchange took place in the boat ramp parking lot on Navarre Beach near Juana’s. It was the last place she was seen alive.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

We were left with a season-opening college football matchup two weeks ago on a Saturday night at Pen Air Field in Pensacola that wasn’t exactly one you’d call even or fair.

No disrespect to Warner, but the NAIA program from South Florida isn’t on the same level as the University of West Florida, an NCAA Division II national power.

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