In a Feb. 4 letter to teachers, Florida Gov. Rick Scott touts his recommendation of historic funding levels in total, state, and per students funding by investing more than $11 billion in state funding, for a total of $20.2 billion for Florida’s public schools.
Holley-Navarre Primary set out to promote literacy throughout the community by taking visitors around the world. Literacy night brought students and parents to ‘Candy Land around the World,’ complete with gingerbread men, frosted gum drops, lollipops and cupcake decorations.
Jim Wendel was once asked by former principal Bill Emerson what an ideal building for a construction academy would look like if he could have one on the campus of Navarre High School.
I am asked on almost a daily basis what I think about the flyover. This is what I think about the flyover…it is going to hurt our small businesses in Navarre and Navarre will continue to be a donor community for Santa Rosa County and a bedroom community for our neighboring counties.
At Navarre Beach, Santa Rosa County’s wastewater treatment plant has a state permit to dump as much as 900,000 gallons of sewage effluent per day into Santa Rosa Sound. For much of the year, it’s much less than that, but during the summer – peak swimming and fishing season – it increases dramatically. The County is now requesting another 5-year permit to continue this primitive and unhealthy method of sewage disposal.
After hearing the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners claim they cannot disapprove a proposed development on any grounds whatsoever, many of us were incredulous. This apparent disregard for environmental laws and regulations with respect to wetland and endangered species conservation here in Santa Rosa County has gone beyond egregious. In fact, they claim (their interpretation) that by state legislation, citing F.S. 125.022(d), they can’t even ask to see a developer’s environmental permits, to ensure that they have even been obtained, prior to approval of a project. Escambia County has no such problem asking for permits.
Clients and volunteers of the Arc Gateway of south Santa Rosa County celebrated an artistic donation Feb. 13 after a local artist created a custom mural for the facility.
As Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Deputy Nic Hubbard continues his fight against cancer miles from home, his supporters back in Navarre are rallying to send even more financial help his way.
