Santa Rosa County Commissioners rejected a request to rezone a 480-acre parcel in south Santa Rosa County that would have allowed higher density and smaller lot lines. The land in question is home to wetlands and at least few endangered or threatened species.
At 7:00 a.m., the Navarre High School weightlifting room was already full. At one end of the room, the weightlifting team was pushing themselves through an intense workout. The other half of the room was filled by athletes from other sports that were using weightlifting for conditioning. “We opened the summer training program to other sports programs this year,” Coach Garrett Bagley said. “We always had cheerleading, but this year volleyball and softball were added. In addition, we have a lot of freshmen working out this summer.”
What do you get when you take a 12 mile run, add elevation, mud, about 20 obstacles and thousands of people? The infamous Tough Mudder challenge, which is set to come to Santa Rosa County March 7, 2015. The race will take place at the Ates Ranch in Milton.
Ted Lockwood was excited about being interviewed, so that’s probably why he didn’t waste time or mince words, and hit the ground running when I asked where he was born and raised.
Navarre and the surrounding area make for a beautiful place to run and exercise outdoors. Dozens of races mark the calendar throughout the year, including the McGuire’s 5K that had more than 9,000 runners this year. Local races like the Sunset Stampede and Flag Day 5k at St. Sylvester mark the end of the spring racing season as temperatures and humidity begin to climb.
What do you get when you merge water and technology? A five-day STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) camp called Sea3PO hosted at the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station. Campers learned to take water samples, conducted research with microscopes and built and drove remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).
Navarre Beach firefighters and lifeguards conducted a joint training earlier this year in an effort to better coordinate their responses to water rescues. The training was taken to new heights July 15 and 16 as a helicopter from Lifeguard Ambulance Service and personnel from Santa Rosa County Emergency Management joined in the training exercise. The groups worked on four different scenarios including a swimmer in distress, unconscious person, animal bite and a heart attack.
Gulf Breeze Police Chief Robert Randle admitted July 21 that he jinxed himself when he told a local reporter July 4 than not much happens in the city during the holiday. But July 4, 2014, was different. Randle said that due to the efforts of a local citizen and three police officers, a man wanted in connection to a murder in Alabama was apprehended and taken off the streets.
A costly project to repair a broken waterline under East Bay is expected to be complete in early August, according to Holley-Navarre Water System General Manager Ken Walker. The announcement of the pending repair should be welcome news for some local water customers who have recently expressed concern about the way their water smells and tastes.
Back in 2012, not much was expected of the Lady Raiders’ softball team. The team had been decimated by graduation including four scholarship players. Coach Scott Murphy was forced to start three freshmen and the team surprised everyone, finishing the regular season second in the district.
