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Is Florida headed toward a deficit of $6.9 billion?

Written by Marlo Scafe on January 14, 2025. Posted in News.

On Jan. 9 at the Santa Rosa County Legislative Delegation meeting, Rep. Alex Andrade and Sen. Don Gaetz discussed the funding of various projects. The state has worked with a surplus in its budget over the past few years, but now Florida is trending toward a deficit of more than $6 billion.

Water board reaches consensus on budget, rate increase

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 10, 2025. Posted in News.

The Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) Board of Directors has been mulling over the utility’s 2025 budget for the past several months. A major impediment to the budget getting to the go-ahead has been a proposed 12% rate increase for all members.

The President from Plains

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 10, 2025. Posted in Community.

Our own Hansen Hasenberg visited Plains, Georgia, last summer and brought back a story for our readers on the childhood farm and other historic sites associated with Jimmy Carter, whose funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.

Female veteran, retired teacher honored to be district substitute of year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 9, 2025. Posted in Education.

Four years into her stint as a substitute teacher, Linda Henderson has been named the Santa Rosa County District Schools’ Substitute of the Year.

A regular substitute teacher at East Milton Elementary School, Henderson said she was more than surprised to find out she was substitute of the year for EMES, much less the whole district.

Unique finds at Good Neighbor Thrift Store

Written by Staff Reporters on January 8, 2025. Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard.

Looking for some one-of-a-kind finds, affordable clothes or Mardi Gras or Valentine’s Day decorations? Maybe you’re looking for the perfect gift and don’t want to break the bank. Come shop at Good Neighbor Thrift Store. You might just find the perfect treasure.

Daysha Taylor makes most of first season as college soccer player

Written by Brian Lester on January 7, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Daysha Taylor had no idea how much of a role she would play on the soccer field in her first year at Holmes Community College in Mississippi.

Turns out, the former Navarre Raider was instrumental in helping the Bulldogs reach the National Junior College Athletic Association Final Four.

Jimmy B’s Pizza closing, owner to open food truck

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 6, 2025. Posted in Business, News.

With the close of 2024 came the close of Jimmy B’s Pizza in Tiger Point. The restaurant, located in a strip mall near the Tiger Point Walmart, had been serving pizza pies and other Italian food for the better part of 18 years.

Chelsey Freiermuth, who took over for the restaurant’s namesake upon his retirement in 2023, said the decision to close was a difficult, yet necessary one.