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New vacation cottages expected to open this spring

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 10, 2023. Posted in News.

If you have driven on Granada or Carlos streets in Navarre at any point in the past month, you may have noticed work being done on the lot across from the Childcare Network. There are approximately nine new cottages going in as part of a rental project called Sum Beach Rentals.

Before these cottages, which are not finished, the lot was home to a trailer park that had become dilapidated. The project to create Sum Beach Rentals began when Jeff Perrett, an entrepreneur and developer, bought the property July 15, 2022.

Beached sailboat on Gulf Islands National Seashore has interesting story behind it

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 8, 2023. Posted in Beach, Community.

For those who have visited Gulf Islands National Seashore recently, you might have noticed something peculiar resting on the sand. A sailboat.

The site where the boat rests, which is near beach access 33-A, has become a favorite for local photographers but for one man, the owner, it has been a headache.

DeSantis visits Milton to announce rural broadband funding

Written by Ken Garner on February 2, 2023. Posted in News.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the Historic Imogene Theatre in Milton today to announce the state has committed more than $144 million to expand high-speed internet services.

Eddington has much to learn

Written by Staff Reporters on February 1, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

To our surprise, last week we had the opportunity to sit down and speak with District 4 Commissioner Ray Eddington.

It took some wrangling, but the meeting took place. As all of you know, we had a lot to ask.

Eddington is in over his head

Written by Staff Reporters on January 26, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

On Saturday we attended the Navarre Beach Leaseholders Association’s regular meeting.

It is usually a packed room of leaseholders waiting to hear about the latest updates from beach officials, like the Navarre Beach Fire & Rescue Department, the board for the association, and usually our county commissioner.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on January 19, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

By the time you read this column, the Holley Navarre Water System election for the three seats on the board will be over and the votes counted and announced.

We cannot report the outcome in this issue since our files go to the printer before the election is over, we will be reporting on it immediately online and next week in print. Don’t forget, we are daily online and weekly in print.

Looking back at top sports moments from 2022

Written by Brian Lester on December 28, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Another great year in sports is history.

Among the highlights, Navarre’s girls weightlifting team added another state title to its trophy case and the girls basketball and girls soccer teams won district titles. The Raider football team also claimed a district crown.

Water System directors told to ‘do your job!’

Written by Gail Acosta on December 22, 2022. Posted in News.

In the absence of Holley Navarre Water System board president and interim CEO Joe Campbell, directors Daryl Lynchard and James Dabney attempted to remove Campbell from his unpaid CEO position.

However, director Bill Thiel, who joined the meeting by video conference, had another plan. When confronted with a motion to remove Campbell as interim CEO as part of an ongoing legal issue, Thiel warned the board that without him there is no quorum, and he would disconnect from the meeting if they went forward with the motion.

Former HNWS employee discusses termination, ongoing controversies

Written by Gail Acosta on December 20, 2022. Posted in News.

After 2,000 gallons of fuel spilled at property owned by embattled Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) board member James Dabney, he filed a police report