Melendez brothers set to play in bowl game
Elijah and Sebastian Melendez will be on the same football field one last time this week.
The brothers and Navarre Raider football players have received an invite to the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
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Senators renew push to repeal no-fault system
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
With the bill’s sponsor saying the coverage hasn’t kept up with the times, the latest effort to end Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system chugged through its first Senate committee on Tuesday.
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee backed the proposal (SB 54), which seeks to replace a requirement that motorists carry personal-injury protection coverage — key to the no-fault system — with mandatory bodily injury coverage.
By the numbers: Hepatitis A cases by county
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
After an outbreak of 3,405 cases in 2019, Florida reported 1,009 cases of hepatitis A in 2020. Here is a breakdown of the counties that had the most cases in 2020 of the contagious liver disease:
— Duval: 209
— Escambia: 126
Navarre Beach concert series planned for 2021
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Community.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is planning its popular Tunes By The Dunes Free Summer Concert Series, which did not take place in 2020 due to COVID concerns.
The series is held at the Sand Crab Pavilion, which is east of the Navarre Pier.
Spring break crowd will look different this year
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Beach.
During the six weeks in February and March that colleges and universities typically take spring break, Navarre Beach will look different from previous years.
Campus ‘intellectual freedom’ bill backed in Senate
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
A controversial Senate proposal that would require Florida state colleges and universities to survey students about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campus cleared its first hurdle Tuesday.
What isn’t clear is what would be done with the survey data if the bill ultimately passes.
Officer: Step away from the fish
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime.
After receiving an anonymous tip about fishermen with oversized and undersized fish under a bridge in Santa Rosa County, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer went there and found the fish in a puddle near the sea wall.
Caged tortoise set free
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were investigating a case at a Santa Rosa County residence late last year when they observed a gopher tortoise in a metal cage.
GOP lawmakers target big tech after Trump ban
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
Trying to return former President Donald Trump and other banned conservatives to social-media platforms, two Florida lawmakers filed proposals Tuesday that would prohibit state agencies and local governments from contracting with some tech-industry giants.
Business COVID-19 protections backed in Senate
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a proposal that would give Florida businesses that “substantially” comply with public-health guidelines broad protection from coronavirus-related lawsuits filed by customers and employees.