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Let your voice be heard

For the sake of this amazing place we all call home, it is my sincere hope that every registered voter in Navarre, who is reading this Letter to the Editor in our local hometown newspaper, The Navarre Press, will come out to vote on (or before) August 28th.

The many faces of Rob

Many months ago, District 4 commissioner and incumbent candidate Rob Williamson was keeping count of how many editorials we wrote about him. In the spirit of not wanting to disappoint him, and because time may be running out for the opportunity, we have at least one more. He won’t mind because he recently said on a Facebook post Navarre Press can no longer hurt him or anyone else. Really, we aren’t trying to hurt Williamson or anyone for that matter, but sometimes the truth hurts. In truth, we have given him four years of good advice and counseling – for FREE. But as the adage goes, you can’t help someone who won’t admit there is a problem.

Argos Rewind: UWF dominates home opener

Eight weeks from tonight the University of West Florida football team will open its 2018 season at home against Carson-Newman. The Argonauts are coming off a historic season, reaching the national championship in their second year of existence. Over the next eight weeks the Navarre Press will look back at last year’s big moments.

Out and About

Tonight is the first free concert in the Tunes by the Dunes concert series at Navarre Beach Park’s Sand Crab Pavilion, just east of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. The concert series is Co-hosted by Okaloosa Gas District, Navarre Press, Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office, Navarre Beach Area Chamber and Cat Country 98.7. The summer concert series will offer an exciting line-up of 14 FREE outdoor concerts every Thursday (7-9 p.m.), from May 31 to Aug. 30.

Out and About

This Sunday is Mother’s Day and a subscription to Navarre Press would be a perfect gift.  Call 939-8040 and April will be happy to set up your gift subscription.   You could also take her to Windjammers on the Pier for brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and treat her to awesome food and live music.   Bella Luna Italian Bistro is taking reservations for Mother’s Day as well. They open at noon on Sunday. Call 396-5090 for reservations.

Out and About

Our core values at Navarre Press include, “The truth is our currency.” We deal in the truth, and that is a huge responsibility that we do not take lightly. Our entire business model is built on the truth. And, it can be a dangerous business because there are people that do not like their truth. Sometimes, I don’t like mine and I don’t get angry about it, I just resolve in myself that I’m going to do what it takes to change. That is what makes life interesting. We are constantly changing. Last week we had two problems with two different ads that were brought to my attention before the paper ever hit the streets. My first thought was that I was so embarrassed, my second was, maybe they won’t notice, and then my third was, of course they are going to notice because we are a newspaper and it is our business to make people notice – that is why we sell ads in the first place – duh. I’m normal. I have all the normal flight or fight reactions to bad situations. I called the decisionmakers for both and told them what our mistake was, and then I told them how we were going to make it up to them. I also put the systems in place where we could minimize the probability of the mistakes ever happening again. Both of them were very gracious and were very happy with the proposed plan to make it up to them. But, it could have gone very differently, and I was prepared for that too.  Stuff happens, and it happens here too. There are a lot of moving parts to putting this paper together each weeks and mistakes happen. I want to be the one to bring the mistakes up – before they are casually found by others. But, if you find a mistake – please let us know. I’ll immediately want to turn back time so that it will have never happened, but quickly, I’ll deal with the reality at hand.

Out and About

Congratulations to Navarre High School’s boys weightlifting team. They are Regional Champions! You can read about it in the sports section and you can also watch the videos of their lifts on Navarre Press Sports Facebook page (and Navarre Press Facebook page, too).

Lost and found dogs and cats

In the past week, Navarre Press has reunited lost pets with their owners/families. First, a beautiful cat graced our porch looking for some reassurance that his story would have a happy ending. And it did. This cat (we now know his name is Mittens) did all the right things after he went missing. He got our attention, lathered us in cuddles and love and made us want to take care of him while we looked for his owners. He was fed and coddled and he endeared himself to us. No way could we let this guy go wandering around when his demeaner told us he belonged to someone somewhere.

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