New courthouse site could be Avalon area
The search for prospective sites for a new Santa Rosa County Courthouse is resuming in the wake of an abrupt about-face by Milton officials who no longer insist that it be located downtown.
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Revised bridge plans coming soon
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Criticized for planning a new Pensacola Bay Bridge that’s too plain and narrow, the Florida Department of Transportation will unveil revised drawings in March.
Thursday concert series moving to the beach
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Discussion of the future of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Thursday’s concert series got intense at Monday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting as chamber president Judy Morehead and Commission Chairman Rob Williamson tangled over past conversations involving the event.
Labor trafficking still prevalent in the U.S.
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When Julie A. started her new job and moved to Florida with her two young children, ages 6 and 7, she had no idea that a predator lay in wait.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
You may have noticed driving down 98 in Navarre – and west of Navarre, there is a lot of building going on which means that people are investing in our area. Across from The Sound at Navarre – the 250-unit luxury apartment homes, you can see the excavators getting ready for the new Walmart Neighborhood store. This will also have an outparcel for a fast food location which is yet to be determined. On the corner of Lowe Road, there is an assisted living facility that we reported on in July. Farther west towards Gulf Breeze, you will see The Reserve completing their additional apartment homes. Sacred Heart is working on the reported-on clinic at Tiger Point and then there is a Sacred Heart Pediatric facility going in just west of Panera. You can read about several of the projects mentioned above on page 1B.
Proposed legislation could eliminate Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida, Inc.
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Proposed legislation that would eliminate state tourism marketing group Visit Florida and state economic development agency Enterprise Florida, Inc. was introduced Feb. 8 to the Florida House of Representatives Careers and Competition Subcommittee.
New obstacles for proposed beach condos
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The developers behind an unpopular plan to build condominiums in Navarre Beach Marine Park are encountering yet another hurdle.
Pier partners are worlds apart
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The lawsuit filed last week by Scott Rayner against Stephanie Maddox, his partner in the company that manages the Navarre Beach Pier, has prompted Maddox to form a separate business and has asked for a review of their split by county officials.
Funds lacking to scuttle area septic tanks
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The goal of converting the thousands of residential septic tanks in south Santa Rosa to more environmentally friendly sewer systems is widely embraced by elected officials, water utilities directors and the Florida Department of Health.
Beach pier partners to face off in court
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Scott Rayner and Stephanie Maddox have long presented a public image as shoulder-to-shoulder allies in managing the Navarre Beach Pier through everything from financial woes to cleaning up vandalized restrooms.