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GOP leaders expect hiring as added aid ends

Written by News Service of Florida on May 26, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Florida Republican leaders touted the state’s economy Wednesday and said they expect businesses to boost hiring as additional federal unemployment benefits end in the coming weeks.

“We have emerged from the pandemic. At least, I feel like we’ve emerged from the pandemic,” state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said while appearing at the Florida Chamber of Commerce “Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit” in Sarasota.

Lifeguards are real-life superheroes

Written by Brian Lester on May 26, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Wise Words.

I grew up jumping off high dives, which were common in community pools back then. I spent hours each week in the water during the summer months, both the chlorinated kind and the muddy lukewarm river kind that ran past my house.

Coral bean serves multiple purposes

Written by Les Harrison on May 26, 2021. Posted in More with Les, Opinion.

In the days before mass-marketing, big box retailing and internet sales, people had to create their own solutions to the wants and needs of daily life.

The results were based on the materials at hand and were often imaginative, but sometimes bordering on the absurd.

May 27-June 2, 2021 Blast from the Past

Written by Linda Murchison on May 26, 2021. Posted in History.

One Year Ago – 2020

The Boulevard, a 34-acre entertainment district planned for Navarre, was approved without objection at the May 28 county commissioners meeting.

Blessing of the Beach a message of collective hope for community

Written by Michael Bannon on May 26, 2021. Posted in Beach.

At the end of a day that could truly be described as a Chamber of Commerce kind of day – sunny and warm – a crowd gathered the evening of May 20th on Navarre Beach for the 3rd annual Blessing of the Beach, sponsored by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

Quarterback battle wide open at Navarre

Written by Brian Lester on May 26, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Kyle Chambers and Garrison Kurtz head up a wide-open quarterback battle at Navarre that is taking place in spring practice.

Both have embraced the opportunity to compete for the job.

Milton woman triggers four-vehicle interstate crash

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on May 26, 2021. Posted in News.

A 24-year-old Milton woman triggered a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 that caused traffic to be diverted to the shoulder for an hour. The accident happened about 8 a.m. near mile marker 7 in Escambia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release. The woman failed to notice that traffic had slowed in front of her. She was seriously injured, while the other drivers either had minor or no injuries, the release said.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on May 26, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

As I’m writing this on Tuesday, it is Navarre Press’s 21st anniversary May 25, 2021.

It is difficult to believe it has been that long, especially since our community is working on some of the same issues we were facing 20 years ago.

Governor takes step to get much-needed employees back to work

Written by Staff Reporters on May 26, 2021. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

A Navarre Press reader was shopping at a dollar store recently. Her purchase was put in a bag along with a flier letting her know the store is hiring.

Everyone is hiring these days, it seems.

Bicycling shoplifter accused of taking shoes, mess kit from Walmart

Written by Staff Reporters on May 26, 2021. Posted in Crime.

A 49-year-old Navarre man was arrested more than a year after allegedly taking two pairs of shoes and a mess kit from Walmart without paying for the items. According to his Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office arrest report, the man rode his bike to the store and was later caught outside with two pairs of shoes – in two different sizes – as well as a five-piece mess kit.