County faces big challenges with smaller staff
The budget. Possible litigation. Assistant County Administrator Mark Murray resigned in July, and the county administrator and attorney are on their way out the door.
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Hailey Neely blazing path to next stop in her athletic career
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Hailey Neely has made up for lost time this summer while blazing a path to the next stop in her life as an athlete.
This summer, she ran track for the first time since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic cut her senior year short, competing for Navarre Xpress.
Commissioners select interim county administrator
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners has chosen and approved an interim county administrator to start in that position Aug. 26, the day after current administrator, Dan Schebler, leaves.
Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion.
It’s hard to miss the fact that school is back in session and school zone lights are flashing again.
The need to slow down to allow safe transportation of area students can’t be over-emphasized. Yes, it makes all of our drives longer, but we need to take care of each other.
It’s back to school for Santa Rosa County students
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Students returned to Santa Rosa Schools Tuesday mostly unmasked, although some educators erred on the side of caution. For the most part, everyone was ready to be there.
Local man handcrafts 3D cross for church
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Faith, News.
A cross is typically the centerpiece of a church sanctuary and the focal point when someone walks through the doors.
After Hurricane Sally caused substantial damage to Navarre United Methodist Church (NUMC) last September, the church began to revamp their building.
Aug. 5-11, 2021 Blast from the Past
Written by Linda Murchison on . Posted in History.
One Year Ago – 2020
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection notified the county that they would no longer issue general permits for larger projects in the south county.
Live Oaks provide shade in the summer
Written by Les Harrison on . Posted in Opinion.
As July fades into August, more residents are questioning how the trees in their home landscapes would fair in a tropical storm or hurricane.
Some have a high potential to cause problems, other like the Southern Live Oak are less likely to damage structures.
Letter: Citizen blames ‘THAT’ commissioner for turning meetings into a circus
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.
We all see it and have seen it for well over a year.
The Santa Rosa County BOCC 5 ring circus. We see a concerted effort by THAT commissioner and his not so merry band to literally suppress and deny citizens First Amendment right to free speech.
Raider band camp brings marching band out of hibernation
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Community.
After taking a year and a half hiatus, marching band is back, and the Navarre High School Raider Band is ready to march on the field again. Last year, the band was only allowed to have a pep band during football season.
“No one was allowed to march, so we just played in the stands,” Navarre High School band director Dean Barrow said.