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Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on August 15, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Have you noticed that the Weather Channel has turned into the town crier touting that the end is near? I noticed recently that the Weather Channel started naming all the winter storms.

However, when I looked it up, they apparently decided to start naming winter storms in 2012. We used to just have named hurricanes but that wasn’t enough.

The truth is our currency

Written by Staff Reporters on August 7, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

We ran this editorial in our March 17, 2022, issue shortly after purchasing the Santa Rosa Press Gazette, and it is a message that needs to be told again.

With all the city and county messes happening in Santa Rosa County, you can be assured we will be there for the good and the bad.

Special Operations Command staying put at Hurlburt Field

Written by Gail Acosta on July 28, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Military, News.

Northwest Florida, specifically Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties, can take a collective sigh of relief as US Sen. Rick Scott, US Sen. Marco Rubio, and US Rep. Matt Gaetz banded together to keep the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field in Mary Esther, Florida Friday.

Arrest made in Jernigan murder

Written by Ken Garner on July 21, 2023. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Patrick Jernigan, 53, of Milton, Thursday night in connection with the murder of Stephen Lee Jernigan.

CERT among organizations out at Senior Center

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 18, 2023. Posted in Community.

The Navarre Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Emerald Coast Amateur Radio Association (ECARA) will no longer be meeting at the Holley Navarre Senior Center.

In fact, it appears that organizations not directly affiliated with the Senior Center will not be able to hold meetings or events there.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 12, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

A new restaurant in Navarre is on the horizon where the old Helen Back Pizza used to be. The restaurant chain Fatboys has announced they expect to open later this year. They are well known for their burgers, wings and more. You can read all about it on our Business page (4A).

Nikko Japanese Steakhouse owners blame closing on public reaction to alleged poisoning

Written by Ken Garner on July 10, 2023. Posted in News.

A Pace restaurant linked to the nonfatal poisoning of seven people announced Friday that it has closed permanently after being “brutally harassed” by news outlets and social media.

Bistro 98 closes, future of site uncertain

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 7, 2023. Posted in News.

Bistro 98, a popular breakfast and brunch restaurant in Midway, has shut its doors.

According to Jennifer Telfer, a former employee of Bistro 98, staff were informed of the decision Monday, June 19. The staff found out via a messaging app.

Harmony Park Project receives construction bid, looking to future

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2023. Posted in Community.

On June 29, just a few hours before the closing of bids, a bid to construct Harmony Park came into Santa Rosa County. Harmony Park, which will be located within Navarre Park, is a project several years in the making.

Gulf Breeze doctor at center of FDLE investigation, accused of running ‘pill mill’

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 23, 2023. Posted in Crime, News.

Dr. Elaine Sharp of Gulf Breeze is facing possible criminal charges and the loss of her ability to practice medicine following an investigation into a possible ‘pill mill’ scheme being run out of her office, allegedly contributing to the overdose death of a patient.

On June 22, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued an emergency restriction of Sharp’s license to practice as a medical doctor in the State of Florida. Under the order, she can still practice but cannot order or prescribe controlled medications.