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Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 28, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

The ongoing business of Santa Rosa County continues to engage, infuriate and inspire residents, sometimes all at the same time.

In a move that maddens some and pleases others, commissioners agreed last week to put a time limit on their meetings, which means putting a time limit on public forum.

Garcon Point toll rate set to be lowered

Written by Brian Lester on July 28, 2021. Posted in News.

Discussion of lowering the toll of the Garcon Point Bridge has been taking place for quite some time and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made it official Wednesday morning that the toll will be lowered in the near future.

Updated: School district revises COVID guidelines

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 28, 2021. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County School District has announced its COVID-19 guidelines for the 2021-22 school year and they include masks being optional in school and on buses.

Speed matters – Navarre Beach lifeguards complete wave runner training

Written by Brian Lester on July 28, 2021. Posted in Beach.

Navarre Beach Lifeguard Tessa Hendricks slices through the sun-kissed surf of the Gulf of Mexico driving a wave runner on a hot and humid summer morning. Her eyes lock in on the victim that is decked out in yellow and bobbing in the waves.

Commissioner disrupts meeting, silenced by gavel

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 27, 2021. Posted in News.

A motion to establish a policy on personal electronic device use by board members during public meetings died for lack of a second at a long, contentious Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning.

The motion by Commissioner Colten Wright led to an outburst by Commissioner James Calkins. After refusing to stay on topic – which had been the focus of the first five hours of the meeting – Calkins was silenced by the gavel. Chairman Dave Piech put the meeting in recess until Calkins could control himself.

For God’s Sake: Being like a Berean perhaps more important today than ever

Written by Michael Bannon on July 27, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

I have a pet peeve. I get rankled when I see in print “apostrophe-s” to indicate possession in nouns ending in “s.”

Allow me to illustrate: writing “Jesus’s disciples,” as opposed to “Jesus’ disciples.” The former requires an awkward pronunciation, something like “Jesusses.”

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on July 27, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

As Navarre running back coach and head track coach Tony Carter always says, you have to expect greatness.

And that was the expectation I took into the Florida Press Association’s awards luncheon two weeks ago in Sarasota.