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Santa Rosa District Schools achieves A-rating for 2022-23 school year

Written by Staff Reporters on December 11, 2023. Posted in Education.

Santa Rosa County District Schools has announced its recognition as an A-rated school district for the 2022-23 school year, according to the recently released Informational Baseline School Grades and District Grades by the Florida Department of Education.

County approves plans for Residence Inn at foot of Navarre Beach bridge

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 22, 2023. Posted in News.

Tommy’s Sno Balls in Navarre is about to get a new neighbor.

On Oct. 18, Santa Rosa County Development Services approved a development order for a new hotel on the southside of Highway 98, just east of the foot of the Navarre Beach Causeway. The new hotel, which is a Residence Inn by Marriott, will be four stories tall, 88,110 square feet and have approximately 105 rooms, according to current plans. The address is 8600 Navarre Parkway.

Ahead of county meetings, Town Center developer says project ‘good for the people’

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 3, 2023. Posted in News.

“A visionary.”

That’s how Navarre businessman and developer Robert “Bob” Benaquis describes himself. And what’s his vision? A place in Navarre for residents to shop, dine and play all within a walkable space. Benaquis hopes the creation of a town center can keep locals from going to places like Pensacola or Destin, where there are more amenities.

County adds noncompliance penalties to Lifeguard Ambulance pact

Written by Ken Garner on October 27, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission last week voted to change how it tracks Lifeguard Ambulance Service’s contract compliance, going back to a time-on-scene metric but adding fines of up to $20,000 for months that fall below 85 percent compliance.

IMPACT 100 names several Santa Rosa nonprofits as 2023 grant recipients

Written by Staff Reporters on October 26, 2023. Posted in News.

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a nonprofit organization which raises funds for other local nonprofits, has named their list of recipients for their 2023 grants. For 2023, IMPACT 100 raised $1,192,000 and each grant is worth $108,364.

Eleven nonprofits from five categories were awarded the grants at IMPACT 100’s ‘Million Dollar Sunday’ ceremony held Sunday, Oct. 22.

DOH-Santa Rosa focused on improving community health

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

Protecting your personal health is an important part of life. Protecting community health can be just as important.

In Santa Rosa County, and throughout the state of Florida, the Department of Health (DOH) provides a variety of services to help bolster community health and educate people on how they can keep their families on the right track when it comes to personal health and well-being.

Legislative delegation to hear county wish list

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

The Santa Rosa County legislative delegation will hold its annual public hearing from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at St. Sylvester’s Catholic Church, 6464 Gulf Breeze Parkway.

Navarre claims county swim championship

Written by Brian Lester on October 13, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Navarre and Pace finished first and second, respectively, in the overall standings at the Santa Rosa County Swim Meet Thursday at the Pullum YMCA. Milton took fourth.

The meet took place on a chilly and sometimes rainy afternoon, with swimmers huddling up in an effort to stay warm, wearing blankets and jackets, but there was also plenty of energy as they cheered on their teammates in a tightly contested meet.

Navarre Raiders compete at EscaRosa Meet

Written by Brian Lester on October 6, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Cross-country teams from Escambia and Santa Rosa County hit the Osceola Golf Course Thursday in Pensacola for the EscaRosa meet.

For the Navarre Raiders, Brody Bruce had the best day, running a career-best time of 17:24 as he placed fifth overall.

Triumph Gulf Coast awards Santa Rosa District Schools $9 million for Innovation Center

Written by Ken Garner on October 3, 2023. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa District Schools on Monday, Oct. 2, announced that Triumph Gulf Coast has awarded the district a $9-million grant to create the Santa Rosa Center for Innovation, “a cutting-edge, STEAM-powered Career and Technical Education Learning Hub.”