Debate begins for Navarre Community Center
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin had three simple questions at the heart of a meeting on Monday regarding a possible new Community Center in Navarre.
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Navarre to get new commissioner in 2014
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As a result of new district boundaries established for the Santa Rosa County Commission after the 2010 census, Commissioner Jim Melvin, who currently represents District 4, must face incumbent Bob Cole and other challengers for the District 2 seat, creating an opening in the District 4 seat that represents the Navarre area.
Century Plant blooms in Navarre
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Like a scene right out of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Navarre residents Matt and Sheila Rogers witnessed the phenomenal growth spurt of a Century plant that now towers with blooms in the backyard of their Sandstone Road home.
County Commission debates Navarre beach bridge options
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Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin envisions construction of a four-lane bridge connecting Hwy 87 with Gulf Boulevard on Santa Rosa Island as a possible long-term solution for area traffic congestion. Santa Rosa County Commissioners discussed that idea along with other short- and long-term traffic solutions at their July 8 committee meeting, following a presentation about a recent traffic study by county traffic engineering consultant Volkert, Inc.
Navarre Beachside Church celebrates 18 years
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For more than 18 years, Pastor John Kerns has been trading chapels for sunshine and salty air at his “church without walls.” Starting on Memorial Day in 1995, Navarre Beachside Church first got its start as an outreach program.
Smooth send-off for three loggerhead turtles, four nests found on Navarre Beach
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Three 9-month-old loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings were released last Sunday following months of rehabilitation at the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park.
Celebrate July 4 with music, food, fireworks at Navarre Park
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The sights and sounds of freedom will ring through Navarre Park this Thursday as the Concerts in the Park series will continue with a patriotic celebration — as Independence Day falls on a Thursday this year.
Navarre Beach lifeguards deal with flag color unawareness
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Despite numerous red flag days and drownings in nearby South Walton, Navarre Beach has remained free of major incidents this season. However, that doesn’t mean that the lifeguards watching over Navarre Beach haven’t been busy.
‘March for Life and Justice’ makes footprints through Navarre
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One man’s march against the death penalty carried him through Navarre last week.
New home sales soaring in Navarre
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After a soft showing in recent years, new homes are suddenly hot properties in Navarre.
“We’re selling them as fast as we can build them,” said builder Samuel Stevens of Stevens & Associates, of newly built houses in the Navarre area.