Lady Raider lifters will send 16 to state
At the sectionals or state qualifying meet held at Choctaw on Jan. 22, the Raiders finished first out of the 15 schools with 87 points. Pine Forest was second with 37 and Niceville finished third with 20.
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Raiders lose in district playoff finale
Written by John Richardson on . Posted in Sports.
The Raiders won the first game of the district playoffs, 4 – 1 over Crestview on Jan. 21 at Ashton-Brosnaham Park. In round two, they played Pace the next night and came away with a 2 – 1 win. However, the winning streak was broken by Niceville on Jan. 24 in a 2-0 loss.
Santa Rosa’s Iron Mountain
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community, News.
Rising from a surrounding forest of longleaf pines with a clear understory of wiregrass is Santa Rosa County’s Iron Mountain. The unmarked, mostly unknown landmark is located within Blackwater River State Forest, near the Berrydale community in north Santa Rosa County.
Grandson of legendary Air Force Pilot Reflects Family Legacy
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Military, News.
Col. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the Air Force Inspection Agency commander, is the grandson of retired Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot in command of the “Enola Gay” when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 1945.
MyICP gives military spouses new career planning tool
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Military, News.
American Forces Press Service Washington (AFNS) — Military spouses who need guidance on education and careers have a new online tool at their fingertips, a program analyst for the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO, said in an interview last week.
Presentation on paddlings prompts heated exchange
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Education.
James McNulty is very passionate about ending school paddling as a form of punishment. He appeared before Santa Rosa School Board members Jan. 23, urging a ban in district schools.
Commission picks Alabama firm to market Santa Rosa
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
A company based in Mobile, Alabama has been selected by county commissioners to provide marketing services for the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC). Davis, South, Barnette and Patrick Advertising agency was the top pick out of five competing firms, including three local businesses and one group based in Tennessee.
Super week for businesses
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
About 110 million people are expected to watch the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos battle it out in the Super Bowl Sunday. While watching great plays, new commercials and the halftime show, viewers will also be enjoying their favorite football-watching food, and that means a bump in sales for some local businesses.
County approves pier plans
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Scott Rayner, representing TC’s Coastal Front Porch, presented Santa Rosa County Commissioners with conceptual plans for redesign of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier’s bar area, which will feature a restaurant. The board approved the new management team’s conceptual design at the Jan. 23 board meeting.
Dave and Sharyl Nye
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach.
Snowbirds Dave and Sharyl Nye have been wintering on Navarre Beach at the Summerwinds Resort for five years from Decatur, AL which is 30 minutes from the border of Tennessee. And, yes, Dave is a distant relative of Bill Nye the Science guy. “You can trace every “Nye” to a guy that came over from England,” said Dave. Dave has never met Bill Nye but they have science in the gene pool. Dave retired as a chemist from General Electric and his wife, Sharyl retired as a technical specialist for a school system. South Dakota is “home” for both of them because that is where they met. They have two children, Greg and Susan and five grandchildren.