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Bid approved for $103 million for south end high school

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 26, 2023. Posted in Education.

A new south end high school is one step closer to becoming a reality after Santa Rosa County District Schools held a school board meeting Oct. 12.

The board approved a $102,792,900 bid from the Morette Company to build the south end high school, which will be named later. The school is expected to be complete by the start of school in 2026.

Preserve Navarre incorporation effort at ‘halftime’

Written by Ken Garner on October 26, 2023. Posted in News.

Preserve Navarre has reached “halftime” of its fight to incorporate southeastern Santa Rosa County, according to its president, Wes Siler.

“Think of it like football,” Siler said at a meeting Monday, Oct. 23, at Best Western. “At halftime, you review tactics, make adjustments, and try to come out with new energy and better effort. That’s what we’ve got to do now.”

Time for another chapter of Beach Bowl rivalry

Written by Brian Lester on October 25, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Another edition of the Beach Bowl will play out this Friday as Navarre and Gulf Breeze square off in pursuit of the coveted rivalry trophy.

This will be the 16th time the two Santa Rosa County schools have battled with a trophy on the line and the 25th meeting overall.

Legislators hear residents’ concerns

Written by Ken Garner on October 25, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

Florida Sen. Doug Broxson and Reps. Alex Andrade and Joel Rudman met with Santa Rosa County residents Tuesday at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Navarre to preview key bills and hear public concerns before the 2024 legislative session.

Battling the Fentanyl Crisis in Florida’s Gateway

Written by Staff Reporters on October 24, 2023. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

“Here in Santa Rosa County, we, and all of our neighbors in the gateway to Florida, find ourselves facing an alarming and distressing challenge – a fentanyl crisis is knocking at our door and making it the epicenter of overdose incidents within the state. The severity of this crisis has taken a devastating toll, with a sharp rise in overdoses and a grim reality: most people who use fentanyl in our area do not survive.

School district employee health insurance plan for 2024 still undecided

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 19, 2023. Posted in Education.

After a nearly seven-hour meeting Oct. 12, the Santa Rosa County School Board is still waiting to approve the health insurance program for district employees. The current plan expires Dec. 31.

BoCC should meet its residents where they live – or as close as possible

Written by Staff Reporters on October 17, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Ray Eddington has a thick Tennessee drawl and a sensibility that pairs well with a solid work ethic and growing reputation as a practical problem solver.

But his common sense failed him last month when he suggested keeping all Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioner meetings in Milton, the county seat.

Navarre mother arrested for September bus incident

Written by Staff Reporters on October 17, 2023. Posted in Crime, News.

A Navarre woman was arrested after she allegedly refused to leave a Santa Rosa County District Schools bus Sept. 21.

Dana Stuart was charged with trespassing and disturbing the peace. She was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail Sept. 29 and released later that day.

Budget workshop could help frame revenue debate

Written by Ken Garner on October 16, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Budget Office has scheduled a budget workshop beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss how the county’s budget is funded and additional ways in which the county could increase revenues.

Eddington defends meetings with business owners

Written by Ken Garner on October 16, 2023. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Commissioner Ray Eddington angrily denied any wrongdoing when meeting with local business owners.
“I’ve got some people saying I’m doing backdoor deals; I’m not doing backdoor deals,” Eddington said at the Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting Thursday, Oct. 12. The first-term commissioner said he’s meeting with area business owners to ask for their help making improvements in District 4, which includes Holley, Navarre and Navarre Beach.