DeSantis signs bill on gun regulations
Amid a legal battle that could be decided by the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure that will ratchet up a ban on local gun regulations.
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They’re back (almost) — Winn Dixie to reopen this month
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Employees aren’t allowed to officially tell you anything inside the store, but the sign on the front window says it all: Winn-Dixie in Navarre is reopening this month.
“Grand Opening 5/26/2021” reads a sign posted.
Tolls suspended again for Garcon Point Bridge
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Florida Department of Transportation officials have once again suspended tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge, which is being used as a detour during the outage of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Officials have been suspending the tolls for a month at a time. Local officials have asked that the tolls remain suspended until the Pensacola bridge is brought back to a four-lane capacity. It is hoped that two lanes of the bridge will reopen the week of May 31.
State ballot initiative challenged
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Just a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a constitutional challenge Saturday to a measure that would limit contributions to political committees backing ballot initiatives.
Leggett finishes as state runner-up; Griffin third in pole vault
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Expectations were high for Navarre’s Rachel Leggett, Talin Griffin and Tyson Morgan at the 4A state track meet Saturday in Jacksonville.
And while the dream of a title didn’t become a reality for them at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium, not all was lost.
Child hit by car on Navarre Beach, thrown under parked car
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
A young autistic boy was struck by a car in the 8000 block of Gulf Boulevard on Navarre Beach Saturday evening and knocked under another vehicle parked on the side of the road, according to Chief Danny Fureigh of Navarre Beach Fire Rescue. The impact knocked the boy unconscious but by the time firefighters arrived, he was alert. The accident happened at about 7 p.m. He was flown to a trauma center by medical helicopter.
A glance back at Whiting Field’s history
Written by Linda Murchison on . Posted in News.
Rear Admiral George D. Murray, commandant of Pensacola Naval Air Training center, invited Santa Rosa County citizens to attend the commissioning of its newest air station, Whiting Field, July 16 in a July 10, 1943, press release.
State semifinal loss doesn’t diminish Navarre’s stellar season
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
In those final moments of an historic flag football season Friday, the players on the Navarre sideline were still clapping, still encouraging each other to not give up.
Forget about the 15-point deficit they were staring up at or that their dream of a state championship was about to end on a sun-splashed afternoon in Jacksonville.
Sinkhole injures cyclist, closes road in Gulf Breeze neighborhood
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
A sinkhole added to traffic woes for drivers navigating Tiger Point Boulevard Friday afternoon.
District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright, who was the first official on scene, said that a storm drain failed causing a sinkhole in both travel lanes and on the right of way.
Tongue-tying world record holder hosts PAWS fundraiser
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Community.
Al Gliniecki and his wife, Jeannette Cooper Gliniecki, are celebrating the one-year anniversary of adopting their pup by hosting a championship for folks who can tie cherry stems into knots. The event will raise money for the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, which is where they got Bambi.