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Keeping, growing businesses important

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Business.

When most people think about economic development, they think of companies choosing to locate and create jobs in a new community. But according to Bentina Terry from Gulf Power, recruiting new companies is only one part of economic development.

Practice makes perfect at Wahoo’s swim meet

Written by John Richardson on June 26, 2014. Posted in Sports.

With a full slate of swim meets scheduled for July, Coach Mary Moorer scheduled a mock swim meet June 21 at the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre. “We have a lot of swimmers on the team this year that are new to competitive swimming,” Moorer said. “We wanted to get them used to meet conditions before the July meets are held.”

Ducks, guns and golf

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Sports.

A ceremonial shotgun start kicked off the 2014 Ducks Unlimited charity golf tournament June 21. Seventy-two golfers lined up for a chance to win Stoeger shotguns among other prizes.

Here’s looking at you Joanna and Chet Beyer

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Community.

When Chet Beyer said he was “part of the Wells family in Holley,” I said he had a thousand relatives.

Combined training good but safety concerns remain

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Navarre Beach lifeguards and Navarre Beach firefighters conducted their first, official joint training exercise of the season June 21. Training between the two groups is conducted several times annually but this was the first official training since the drowning of a tourist from Louisiana in late May. The 19-year-old entered the water on a red flag day west of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, where lifeguards are not stationed, and unfortunately was caught up in a rip tide.

Abandoned vessels dangerous, costly

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Community.

One of the lesser known missions of the U.S. Coast Guard is to follow up on reports of unmanned, adrift vessels.

10 year old gets 475 pairs of shoes

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Community.

Ten-year-old Carlie Jeffries worked hard for her birthday presents. She went from door to door to businesses, took a wagon around door to door in her neighborhood and even asked members of her church and karate group for donations toward her birthday.

Walk across America aims to save women from sex trade

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Community.

Chance Stephens and Jacob Leonard traveled through Navarre June 17 in the middle of a 4,000 mile walk across America to raise money for Tiny Hands International (THI), an organization that works on behalf of young girls who are being taken from Nepal and sold into the sex trade. Stephens, who began his trip in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2013, now walks with friend Jacob Leonard. Their final destination is Virginia Beach, which they expect to reach by Christmas.

Lifeguards, firefighters train for beach rescues

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in Beach.

The Navarre Beach Fire Department and Santa Rosa County lifeguards joined forces June 21 for their first official joint training in the 2014 season. The two departments conduct the training each year in an effort to trade best practices for water rescue, as well as build communication and camaraderie between the two organizations that routinely work together in water rescue efforts.

County set to approve recycling contract with ECUA

Written by Staff Reporters on June 26, 2014. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners at their regular meeting June 26 are expected to approve a 2-year contract with Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) for transportation and processing of recyclable material.