Economic health fuels real estate market
The county’s real estate market has largely come back to pre-recession levels, said economist Rick Harper.
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Fire department considers breakaway amid tax conflict
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Amid frustrations over taxation, the Navarre Beach Fire Department is considering moving out from under the county’s supervision altogether.
Parkland school shooting prompts local safety push
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In September 2017, a Navarre High School student, acting under a fake user name, allegedly threatened fellow students with violence via Instagram.
Gulf Breeze man gets 75 years for child molestation
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Jason Traffanstead of Gulf Breeze was given the maximum sentence possible Tuesday by Circuit Judge John Simon for sexual acts performed on a child.
Constitution Revision Commission: Proposals to watch
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Proposals currently under consideration by the Constitution Revision Commission have been whittled down from hundreds to 37. If approved by the CRC, the proposed changes will go before Florida voters in November. Here are some of the key proposals:
Project provides nesting boxes for wood ducks
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A project three years in the making came to fruition Saturday.
Department of Education oversight more like overreach
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On the front page of Community we shared images of Holley Navarre Primary School students excitedly playing on newly purchased playground equipment for the first time. At a school where the student population has blown past projected growth and threatens to overflow capacity, providing enough space for children to play required a big investment.
Festival delights pottery enthusiasts
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Nearly a week after the firing of Gulf Coast Kiln Walk’s two massive wood-fired kilns, the pieces were cool enough to unload and show off at the annual Woodstoke Festival Saturday.
Area employment agency ranked lowest in state
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With 44 employees and an annual budget that includes more than $6 million in federal funds, Career Source Escarosa ranks last among Florida’s 24 local employment agencies as measured by the Department of Economic Opportunity’s metrics.
Seller beware fast-cash home offers
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From hand-written signs nailed to telephone poles in the City of Gulf Breeze to a front-page countywide newspaper advertisement, the pitches by would-be buyers of houses for cash and “as is” are hard to miss lately.