After setting increased fire protection as a top priority for the coming years, Holley Navarre Water System’s board of directors is preparing to look in August at the options available to make it happen.
High schools could be pulling double duty with one set of students in the first half of the day and a second school’s worth in the afternoon said district Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick during a joint meeting of the school board and county commission May 15.
Concerns about former Milton Mayor Guy Thompson’s guilty plea on charges of looting the United Way of Santa Rosa County may prompt an in-depth audit aimed at uncovering whether financial fraud occurred within the city government he ran for 20 years.
Guy Thompson’s long career of leadership in community sharing turned to shame when he pleaded guilty to 23 counts of embezzling money from Santa Rosa’s now-defunct United Way chapter and evading taxes on his illegal income.
Our feature on the Business Billboard is Southern Specialty located in the plaza across from Publix. If you haven’t been – what are you waiting for? They are constantly updating their inventory because they have a lot of unique items that are hard to find – and items you didn’t know existed. And, their clothing selection is always fun and perfect for our weather and lifestyle. They even have children’s clothing. Their wall art is Navarre-centric and has the cutest sayings about Navarre and the beach. I know I’m not doing them justice – you just need to stop by. And, if you drink adult beverages, you can also stop by the Vine which is located in the same shopping plaza. Their menu is on our “On the Menu” page.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Military Hometown Picnic is from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. this Saturday. All active duty, retired and reserve military members are welcome to join in the fun, food and festivities at Navarre Park where they will enjoy a fun family picnic with a lot of activities for the children.
All the signs of the season are here! The sun is shining, temperatures are warm, cobia are running and the nesting shorebirds are back. I know everyone complains about slowing down across the causeway for them, but we do it for good reason. The black skimmers are a threatened species of bird and our shorelines are one of the largest nesting habitats in the region. So, from now until October, slow down for the safety of the chicks. You can read more about this on the Navarre Beach page (1D).
Recycling for Santa Rosa County has come to a temporary stop because of a cancellation of services by Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, the county’s hauler for recyclables.
Although the inspection supervisor on the new Pensacola Bay Bridge and a spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation aren’t quite in sync, both have made new assurances of an impressive, eventual construction result.
Newspapers are the best place to work if you never want to feel like it is ground hog day – day after day – because every day is different and exciting. And, if you are a curious person, you get paid to be curious or as other people call it – nosey. I remember in Jr. High School, someone complained to the science teacher that I was nosey. And, he stood up in the class and said how important it was to be curious or nosey. The problem is – I’m curious about too many things. I have literally hundreds of how-to and other non-fiction books that I’ve started, and I don’t finish before I move on to the next – bright shiny object.
