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Young Professionals connect with leaders

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in Community.

Santa Rosa County citizens had a unique opportunity to discuss local matters with several local and state leaders at a “Meet & Greet” for elected officials hosted by the Santa Rosa Young Professionals (SRYP) on July 31 at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium.

Holley’s first family of pottery

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in Community.

Within a sleepy, unassuming corner of the Holley community lies one of the biggest pottery kilns in the country. It’s one of various sized kilns, wheels, and other pottery-making paraphernalia belonging to Holley Hill Pottery, a family-owned-and-operated business for more than 30 years.

Program blends conservation, history and fun for area youth

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in Beach.

This year’s Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) serving at the Gulf Islands National Seashore included five Navarre High School students, along with other teens from Gulf Breeze and Pensacola.

Derelict dilemma

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in News.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made the decision Monday to start the process of declaring the partially-sunken boat in Navarre Beach waters a derelict.

Gulf Breeze officially adopts master plan

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Gulf Breeze City Council members voted 4-1 at a special meeting Wednesday to adopt its master plan, designed to accommodate the projected traffic increase from construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.

State mandates increase local school board costs

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in News.

County property owners are set to see a nominal increase in property taxes designated for the Santa Rosa County School Board. The rise from 7.668 to 7.748 mills is a result of the required local effort the state sets for the district to receive approximately $86.3 million in state grant funding. At their Aug. 1 meeting, the school board approved the hike, which roughly equates to an extra $6 per $100,000 household.

Commissioners still looking for answers, options for bridge

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2013. Posted in News.

Commissioners cast an eye to the future on Monday, discussing the proposed new bridge for Navarre Beach. Commissioners ultimately settled on asking staff to implement the idea into the upcoming Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 2040 long-range transportation plan, asking the TPO to consider a study on feasibility and other options which might prove less costly than the projected $156-161 million bridge planning cost.

Bobbitt confident despite move to 7A

Written by Staff Reporters on August 1, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Jenna Bobbitt has always been very competitive.

Here’s looking at you John Parrish

Written by Staff Reporters on August 1, 2013. Posted in Community.

John Parrish, 90, was born in El Dorado, Ark., in 1923 and grew up in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Those years were also known as “the Dirty Thirties.”

Local vet says pudgy pets can win by losing

Written by Staff Reporters on August 1, 2013. Posted in Community, News.

Obesity, and related health issues, are not just problems for people. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, it is estimated that 54 percent of dogs and cats in the country are overweight or obese. That translates to roughly 80 million pets at increased risk for weight-related disorders such as diabetes, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure and many cancers.