Out and About
The team at Navarre Press is wishing you and yours a very merry and meaningful Christmas.
This week will be the 22nd time that we have published Luke’s writings regarding the birth of Christ in Luke, Chapter 2.
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Local veteran to get service dog in the new year
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Healing Paws, News.
Just in time for the holidays, readers helped Navarre Press reach its goal of helping one Santa Rosa County veteran get a Healing Paws for Warriors dog in 2022.
The dogs, which are mostly rescues, are trained to support veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury or other emotional and mental trauma.
Help us find the ‘Person of the Year’
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Navarre Press needs your help in finding this year’s Person of the Year. It can be a business owner or a volunteer or a student. Age doesn’t matter.
East Bay students share the things they are most thankful for
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Navarre Press asked students in East Bay K-8’s ACES program
to tell us what they are grateful for this year. The students
were in third, fourth and fifth grades. ACES, which is Santa
Rosa County School District’s gifted program, spend one day a
week in Glenn Rutland’s classroom.
South Santa Rosa needs to form its own county
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
The other day you printed a article that stated that 66% of the residents of Navarre would support incorporation.
Last Thursday, the Navarre Press printed a article on the same subject and printed the number that supported incorporation and the number that were against incorporation.
Arkansas man reunited with lost championship ring
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.
William Brown was finally reunited with his state championship ring Thursday afternoon as he stopped by the Navarre Press to pick it up while in town from Arkansas.
Editorial: Concerned about our county
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Editorial, Opinion.
Over the 21-plus years Navarre Press has been covering Santa Rosa County, there have been many challenging times. We have reported on damaging hurricanes, a recession and legal battles that have divided elected officials and residents.
But it seemed we were on a good path heading into 2021. The Board of County Commissioners had a mix of experience and new perspectives, the staff had a strong leader in County Administrator Dan Schebler and county growth was encouraging.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion.
A lot can happen in a week as this last week proves. While Navarre Press, including most of its editorial staff was in Sarasota for the Florida Press Association’s annual meeting, four new Holley by the Sea board members were selected.
Since you asked: Are there snakes in the sand dunes?
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Here’s your answer: After Navarre Press posted a “Since you asked” about the dunes being off limits for foot traffic, Becky Cunningham posted in the Facebook comments that there were rattlesnakes in the dunes. We followed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whose spokesperson, Bekah Nelson, said that rattlesnakes can in fact make their homes in local sand dunes.
Truth needs to be everyone’s currency
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.
There’s a difference between passion and speaking mistruths, as Navarre Press reminds readers in this week’s edition.
At the June 22 Santa Rosa Board of County Commission meeting, District 3 Commissioner James Calkins announced that Santa Rosa County was the only one in the state that had not yet instituted the Guardian Program.