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Boardwalk with shopping among top community wants in tourist development survey

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 23, 2023. Posted in Beach, Community, News.

The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office (TDO) released the results of a community survey, which ended June 1. The survey asked for public input concerning possible future amenities and projects for the Navarre and Navarre Beach areas.

Approximately 1,695 people answered the survey. There was a list of seven Navarre Beach amenities people were told to rank from top priority to lowest priority.

Trick poodles provide entertaining, educational treat for library crowds

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 20, 2023. Posted in Community.

The Santa Rosa County Library System held their second week of summer reading program activities at each of their five library branches across the county. The featured presenter for the kindergarten through fifth-grade crowd was Michelle’s Magical Poodles, a troupe of trick dog performers who live with their owner, Michelle Harrell, in the Tiger Point area.

Calkins brings the circus to town

Written by Staff Reporters on June 12, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

The last few weeks of the Santa Rosa County Commissioners meetings have been quite the expletive-filled circus, thanks to the District 2 commissioner, James Calkins.

While being chastised by citizens and commissioners alike, he continues to grin, laugh and even double down on his comments. His remarks have angered people to the point of cursing at the podium during public forum.

Navarre Beach Area Chamber hosts disaster preparedness seminar

Written by Staff Reporters on June 12, 2023. Posted in Business.

Kevin Riley with Santa Rosa County Emergency Management gives a seminar on disaster preparedness planning to members of Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Friday, June 2.

Summer reading program back and better than ever

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 12, 2023. Posted in Community.

A Blue Angels pilot, a magician and a group of poodles who do tricks walk into a library. No, this isn’t the start of a joke, this is the Santa Rosa County Library System’s Summer Reading Program.

‘You are the problem, Mr. Calkins’: Commissioner doubles down amid calls for resignation

Written by Ken Garner on June 12, 2023. Posted in News.

Residents called for Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Calkins’ resignation last week after comments he made May 25 about the Democratic Party.

The tale of two judges lives on in dedication of law library

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 7, 2023. Posted in News.

The law library at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse has a new name. On Thursday, June 1, county officials, lawyers, judges and many others attended the dedication of the law library in honor of former judges Colie Nichols Jr. and Woodrow Melvin.

The two judges played prominent roles in Santa Rosa County’s judicial history.

Moms for Liberty

Written by Staff Reporters on June 6, 2023. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

Moms for Liberty, MFL, is an organization devoted to maintaining good citizenship and high standards.

Recent attack by a Santa Rosa County democrat party official calling the group a hate group is in fact hate. Hate for country and irresponsible behavior is for the democrat party standard operation procedure.

No ‘dill’: Residents favor basketball courts over pickleball

Written by Ken Garner on June 6, 2023. Posted in News.

Pickleball and basketball aren’t likely to share space at the newly resurfaced courts across from the NYSA Gym on High School Boulevard, Santa Rosa County District 4 Commissioner Ray Eddington said last week.

‘I stand by my statements’

Written by Ken Garner on June 5, 2023. Posted in News.

James Calkins on Monday refused to apologize for remarks he made last month calling the Democratic Party “evil” and said he stands by his statements, despite residents calling for him to resign from the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners.