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All about the big yellow bus

Written by Staff Reporters on August 28, 2014. Posted in News.

The big yellow bus. It transports precious cargo. It battles aggravating traffic. It makes wide turns. Back to school season brought the school bus back into our lives and prompted many questions at the same time. Local parents have been concerned of heat and delays. They have also expressed thankfulness for the job the drivers do.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on August 21, 2014. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Football is starting tonight – Thursday – with the Raiders playing in Milton for the Kick-off Classic. The JV teams play in the first quarter, the reserve players from the varsity teams play in the second quarter, and the first-string varsity players take the field for the entire second half. Milton has won the kick-off classic the past two years. Of course we hope the Raiders start their year off with a win, but regardless it doesn’t count – officially. The game begins at 7 p.m.

It is what it is

Written by Staff Reporters on August 21, 2014. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Wow! If you want to see people get excited in the Navarre area, then all you have to do is use the “I” word — Incorporation.

‘Charlie Brown’ Memorial Highway coming soon

Written by Staff Reporters on August 21, 2014. Posted in Community.

Navarre area resident Warren “Charlie” Brown was a well-respected local leader who did much to benefit his community before his passing in 2011.

Jobless rates up across the region

Written by Staff Reporters on August 21, 2014. Posted in Business.

All area counties saw increases in their unemployment rates from June to July 2014. For Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties, July marked the third consecutive month that their unemployment rates had increased. Unemployment rates in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties are above the state and national averages, while Okaloosa and Walton counties remain below.

Renfro sentenced to 45 years

Written by Staff Reporters on August 21, 2014. Posted in Crime, News.

40-year-old Ramon Wade Renfro of Pace was sentenced to 45 years in prison Aug. 13 by Circuit Judge John F. Simon, who also issued a 5-year concurrent sentence for violation of a pre-existing felony probation from 2011.

They’re back

Written by Staff Reporters on August 21, 2014. Posted in News.

Students and parents filed in local schools Monday, Aug. 18, to launch the new school year. Lines were long and parking was scarce forcing many back-to-schoolers to get an early morning workout as they hiked varied distances to reach their destinations, many of them hauling school supplies.