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No regrets?

Written by Staff Reporters on July 19, 2018. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

In the most recent debate, District 4 Commissioner and candidate for re-election Rob Williamson was asked by candidate Dave Piech if he had any regrets in the nearly four years that he has served as county commissioner. The question seemed to be a gift to Rob – a chance for Rob to redeem himself. The answer from Rob was a round-about no. But he didn’t come right out and say “no” at first. He beat around the proverbial bush…he said he is a flawed man, didn’t always get it right and said he doesn’t look in the rearview mirror. However, when asked again he said, “No, I’m good.”

Friends gather to remember Charley

Written by Staff Reporters on July 19, 2018. Posted in Community.

Charlene Orsi became a teacher at Holley Navarre Intermediate School in 2014 after she and her family moved to Navarre. She was the mother of triplets–Catherine, Cadence and Patricia–and a fourth daughter, Adrianna. They came to the area after Orsi’s husband, Robert, was stationed at Hurlburt Field.

Hometown lawyer won’t get Gulf Breeze city attorney job

Written by Staff Reporters on July 19, 2018. Posted in News.

Ben Zimmern is popular in Gulf Breeze but his law firm’s losing record in a controversial property rights case has now played a role in his defeated bid to win the lucrative contract as the beachy community’s city attorney.

Westgate families left without water

Written by Staff Reporters on July 19, 2018. Posted in News.

Just outside NAS Whiting Field in Milton, a group of 12 families live in dated mobile homes clustered along a little dead-end street.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 12, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Fourth of July at Navarre Beach was the most patriotic event I can remember in my years in Navarre. The Navarre Beach Fourth of July Hometown Celebration and Children’s Parade was pure magic with more than 100 children participating in the parade. They decorated tricycles, bicycles, batons, children and even a little front-end loader and paraded around the parking lot led by the Cat Country 98.7 Cat and Jenna Scott to patriotic tunes compliments of Systems of Sound (Bob Levison).

Wetumpka tragedy hits home

Written by Gail Acosta on July 12, 2018. Posted in News.

A former Navarre family was struck by tragedy in Alabama last weekend in a domestic violence incident that resulted in the deaths of a teacher and her 12-year-old daughter.

Contaminants minimal in Gulf Breeze tap water

Written by Staff Reporters on July 12, 2018. Posted in News.

Let’s get this part out of the way: the drinking water provided by the City of Gulf Breeze through its two utilities to customers all the way from the city itself to Tiger Point isn’t perfect.

School board building treated for air quality, rodent problems

Written by Staff Reporters on July 12, 2018. Posted in News.

Air quality tests from the 103-year-old Santa Rosa County School Board’s building at 5068 Canal St. in Milton showed elevated levels of carbon dioxide and mold spores, prompting a thorough scrub-down last month.

Townhome complex planned for 98

Written by Staff Reporters on July 12, 2018. Posted in News.

Developer D.R. Horton plans to build 78 townhomes on 6 acres along U.S. Highway 98 in west Navarre, but the project will require special approval from the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 5, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Navarre First Baptist is looking for part-time teachers. See their ad on the Faith and Family page or visit fbcnavarre.org.