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Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on January 13, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

As you will read in this week’s edition, county officials started out the year with some fireworks.

The fallout from the firing of attorney Roy Andrews late last year continues to be a hot topic with some county officials, while others seem ready to move on.

Navarre man wins free pizza for a year

Written by Staff Reporters on January 13, 2021. Posted in Community.

Ye Olde Brothers Brewery selected Blake Lindsay as the lucky winner for their “Pizza for a Year” contest.

Lindsay was given 52 vouchers redeemable at Ye Olde Brothers Brewery for one free specialty pizza a week, winning $1,156 worth of pizza.

Learn about the oaks common along Gulf Coast

Written by Les Harrison on January 13, 2021. Posted in More with Les, Opinion.

A reputation for strength, durability and the ability to endure the harshest of condition is admirable and enviable.

Very few humans (and usually not the celluloid heroes of the silver screen) have the grit and determination to earn this standing or status in the course of their existence. A few notable personages in nautical history have risen to display the aforementioned character traits.

Cold air going to keep rolling in

Written by Kaitie Kiger on January 13, 2021. Posted in Beach.

Florida is supposed to be the Sunshine State. Even during the winter, Florida might have cold days every now and then, but typically it doesn’t stay cold like it has been the past couple of weeks.

Lows in Navarre have consistently been in the 30s and 40s since the beginning of the year and Floridians are starting to wonder why.

Ban proposed on abortions after five months

Written by News Service of Florida on January 13, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

Abortion opponents will seek approval during this year’s legislative session of a bill that would prevent abortions beyond five months of pregnancy.

The bill, which was announced in an online news conference Wednesday, has not been filed but is being called the Florida Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Similar measures have been filed in the past but have not received legislative approval. This year’s session will start March 2.

State pushes back on Panhandle toll suspension

Written by News Service of Florida on January 13, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

The Florida Department of Transportation is urging a judge to reject bondholders’ arguments that it did not have the authority to suspend tolls on a controversial Panhandle bridge since a September hurricane.

University Lending will make your new year great

Written by Staff Reporters on January 13, 2021. Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard.

As we face the kickoff of 2021, who would have expected at the start of 2020 it would be a year for the history books?

While University Lending Group celebrates being “the smart choice for mortgages” for Navarre and Santa Rosa County, and a ranking as the No. 1 local lender, they do not allow their success to overshadow the challenges seen both locally and throughout our country.

Guest Editorial: The answer to Santa Rosa’s water crisis

Written by Staff Reporters on January 13, 2021. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Over the past several months, Santa Rosa’s politics have been inflamed by heated debates concerning the county’s water supply.

The arguments largely concern local developers and their practice of digging sand. The practice leaves large holes or “borrow pits” that many experts say are hazardous to our underlying water sources.

Area churches respond to coronavirus surge

Written by Michael Bannon on January 13, 2021. Posted in Faith.

On Jan. 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first coronavirus case in the United States – a traveler recently returned from Wuhan, China.

One year later, the CDC reports some 21 million confirmed cases in the U.S. and over 350 thousand deaths.

Former NHS football stars on Jesus’s team now

Written by Brian Lester on January 13, 2021. Posted in Education.

Jeffrey Mattox and Gabe Davis spent four years basking in the glow of a spotlight that comes from playing sports. They worked hard and played hard, all for the purpose of helping the Navarre football team win on game day.

The former Raider football stars now seek out victory in life instead of on the scoreboard through their efforts of helping others far less fortunate, an effort inspired by their new-found relationship with Jesus.