County in quandary over missing lease fees
The mystery of why $180,000 in lease fees from 14 Navarre Beach condominium units weren’t paid to the county since the 1980s has government officials and the homeowners searching for answers.
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Gulf Breeze may seek changes to bridge plan
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The Gulf Breeze City Council has a short wish list for construction of the new $450 million Pensacola Bay Bridge: Move the southbound landing to relieve a recurring bottleneck on U.S. Highway 98.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Tonight (Thursday) is the Girls’ Basketball Regional Quarter Finals and they are being held at Navarre High School. When they win…they will play Tuesday either Niceville or Lincoln, depending on the outcome of their games tonight. If for some reason the unforeseen happens – then they will have had a great season otherwise.
County officials encourage local voters to get out to the polls
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The right to vote, one of the most important features of American history and culture, has been a revered and even coveted privilege amongst the American people. The action of a cast ballot has helped to create and shape the United States of America since its inception. Hand-in-hand with our other constitutional rights, the right to vote has helped assure freedom to America and its citizens. However, this right, like so many others, only goes as far as the people are willing to exercise it.
Gulf Breeze asks for bed tax sharing to resume
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Start sharing again.
That’s the message of Gulf Breeze city officials to Santa Rosa County, which has stopped distributing a portion of tourist taxes that had reached nearly $150,000 annually.Ex-Navy sniper aims to help other vets
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Kevin Lacz, a former Navy SEAL who played himself in the 2014 hit movie “American Sniper,” now lives in Navarre and, with his wife Lindsey, is the heart and soul of a new veterans outreach effort.
Grant request may inflate Tough Mudder’s benefit
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Every hotel and motel room in Santa Rosa County would have to be filled for an entire week in April by Tough Mudder enthusiasts to achieve the economic impact of the two-day event as estimated in a request for state funding filed by the Tourist Development Office.
Food-insecurity among Santa Rosa County seniors
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Food-insecurity, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, is “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.”
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
This weekend starts the Mardi Gras festivities in Navarre. Friday night Juana’s will have a Mardi Gras Glow Party beginning at 9 p.m. and $5 gets you “Glow Bling.” For more information, see their ad in this issue. Don’t miss the after-parade party at Juana’s.
County wrestles with burgeoning classroom needs
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Santa Rosa County education leaders may soon be calculating the distance between Navarre and Vancouver, British Columbia.