Big moment ahead for golf standout Jaya McDonald
Jaya McDonald is going to have quite a birthday.
She turns 11 on Thursday and that’s the day she’ll begin play in the U.S. Kids World Golf Championships at Pinehurst in North Carolina.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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.
Letter: BOCC needs to protect residents, not developers
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.
Having attended several BOCC meetings and following the news media, I have come to the conclusion the BOCC acts consistently in support of developers.
Siblings share passion for saving turtles and spreading awareness on Navarre Beach
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Beach.
The Thomas family visited Navarre Beach from Missouri last week and spent six of their eight nights here educating people about turtle nesting.