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Junior lifeguards rescue ‘Tom Brady’ in final training session

Written by Staff Reporters on July 17, 2021. Posted in Beach.

If you happened to be on Navarre Beach on July 16, you may have noticed a group of small, tan lifeguards pulling a CPR dummy out of the water.

The dummy’s name is Brady, after football star Tom Brady, and the small lifeguards are the Navarre Beach Junior lifeguards, doing their final test after an intense two-week program where they learned everything from CPR to surfing to oceanography.

Call volume stays high in June

Written by Staff Reporters on July 16, 2021. Posted in News.

Holley-Navarre Fire District had another busy month in June, although the number of calls was down from May.

Stuff the Bus: Okaloosa and Walton County School supply drive

Written by Staff Reporters on July 16, 2021. Posted in News.

United Way Emerald Coast has partnered with the Okaloosa County School District and Walton County School District to “stuff the bus” with school supplies, ensuring every local student has the tools they need to be successful this year.

Old hospital to house Santa Rosa technical school

Written by Ben Johnson on July 16, 2021. Posted in News.

A prospective aviation technical school, housed in the former Santa Rosa hospital off Stewart Street, is in the works between Santa Rosa County, the City of Milton and, possibly, the school district.

Commissioners move forward with sheriff’s office funding

Written by Ben Johnson on July 15, 2021. Posted in News.

After Col. Randy Tifft of the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office presented a need for more staffing to keep the citizens of the county safe, the Board of County Commissioners voted to approve Sheriff Johnson’s budget request in its entirety.

Butterfly House staff forms factions, splits apart

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 15, 2021. Posted in News.

A popular Santa Rosa County attraction has become the epicenter of conflict between the two organizations that helped keep it running for years.

Complaints and compliance questions addressed in Waste Pro report

Written by Ben Johnson on July 14, 2021. Posted in News.

Although a legal investigation found no malpractice between Santa Rosa County and Waste Pro of Florida, new allegations were deemed “beyond the scope of [the] report.”

July 15-21, 2021 Blast from the Past

Written by Linda Murchison on July 14, 2021. Posted in History.

One Year Ago – 2020

Brian Renner, a lifeguard since the 1980s, was teaching beach safety to Navarre Beach’s first class of Jr. Lifeguards. The program was designed to take children ages 9 to 15 through mental and physical training similar to the experience of a real lifeguard.

Santa Rosa County, Leonardo Celebrate Aerospace Milestone

Written by Staff Reporters on July 14, 2021. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County leaders joined officials from Leonardo Helicopters to cut the ribbon on a new maintenance facility at Peter Prince Airport where the company will begin local operations on Wednesday morning, July 14. Leonardo is an Italian aerospace company with North American headquarters and industrial operations in Philadelphia, PA that is expected to bring 50 new, high-paying jobs to the area.

Remembering to play is never a bad thing

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 14, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Wise Words.

Once in a while, I remember to play.

What came so naturally to us as children is less obvious to our aging adult bodies and sensibilities. We have been conditioned to focus on dignity, task completion, responsibility and worrying what people will think about us.