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Written by Sandi Kemp on March 1, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Under the category of economic growth and good things happening for Navarre… Navarre’s Pullum YMCA seeks your input in their future expansion. They will be having input meetings to discuss specific programs and design elements on March 10, 13, and 15. See their ad in this issue for more information – including meeting times and locations. As a bonus, the Pullum Family YMCA is also offering $50 off the joining fee until March 17. Offer Code is: INPUT.

Local officials tighten cell phone oversight

Written by Staff Reporters on March 1, 2018. Posted in News.

Big Brother is watching and listening–to itself–more intently.

Courthouse plans may include south-side satellite

Written by Staff Reporters on March 1, 2018. Posted in News.

The possibility of building a Santa Rosa Courthouse annex in the Navarre-Midway area with at least one courtroom is gaining traction.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on February 22, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100 has an ad in this issue explaining their mission and reasons all women should join. The deadline to join is March 1. See their ad for more details.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on February 15, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

We have been going through all of the stories we have written from 2017 to get ready for our awards submissions from the Florida Press Association. Last year we came home with 28 awards, the most ever and we were voted as Newspaper of the Year. That will be really hard to top – but this is sure to be another banner year. Looking back over 2017 it is really hard to choose the best – they are all so good.

Area employment agency ranked lowest in state

Written by Staff Reporters on February 15, 2018. Posted in News.

With 44 employees and an annual budget that includes more than $6 million in federal funds, Career Source Escarosa ranks last among Florida’s 24 local employment agencies as measured by the Department of Economic Opportunity’s metrics.

Seller beware fast-cash home offers

Written by Staff Reporters on February 15, 2018. Posted in News.

From hand-written signs nailed to telephone poles in the City of Gulf Breeze to a front-page countywide newspaper advertisement, the pitches by would-be buyers of houses for cash and “as is” are hard to miss lately.

Secrets of the sheriff’s money mojo

Written by Staff Reporters on February 8, 2018. Posted in News.

The two-hour lesson in diplomacy that Sheriff Bob Johnson received from colleagues in other counties soon after his 2016 election is proving to be worth millions of dollars a year to his budget.

Celebrating Black History Month

Written by Staff Reporters on February 8, 2018. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

We had the privilege this week of interviewing Navarre’s very own Earl Dean, who grew up in the deeply segregated south, here in the Florida Panhandle. To fit his story on a page and a half seemed insufficient and even after reading his story we know there is so much more to tell. We are captivated by what to many of us seems like something out of a movie because we didn’t live through that time period of segregation. And some of us did.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on February 8, 2018. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Congratulations to Centennial Bank. Home BancShares, Inc. – Centennial Bank’s parent company, is ranked #1 on the Forbes 2018 “Best Banks in America” list, a rise from #8 in 2017’s rankings and #15 in 2016’s rankings. This is the ninth consecutive year Forbes has ranked America’s largest banks, using financial data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Cindy Davidson is the Branch Manager of Navarre’s Centennial Bank. Be sure to tell her congratulations when you see her. And, when considering banks, consider Navarre’s Centennial Bank, rated best bank in America!