Gulf Power has just completed the installation of nearly 1,000 LED streetlights from Bayshore Road in Gulf Breeze east through Navarre to the Okaloosa County line to help keep drivers more safe when traveling at night.
An intoxicated Milton man was arrested on New Year’s Eve after striking a police officer in a McDonald’s parking lot, according to a Gulf Breeze Police Department arrest report.
Pier contract changes hands; but not before drama, controversy
While the new year begins with a new management team for the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the previous year began with a one-year extension for the now-former management team — and plenty of drama that followed.
Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the New Year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they adopted tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Current employees who use tobacco products were not affected by the policy. To encourage healthy lifestyles, Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System are currently, and will continue to offer, tobacco cessation assistance to existing team members. Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System worked with the Partnership for a Healthy Community (PFAHC) on an assessment of the state of health in the two-county area that includes Escambia and Santa Rosa. Results revealed discouraging statistics related to tobacco use, obesity and health management. Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System became smoke-free campuses in 2010. The hiring policy is another step in support of a healthy workforce.
The Watoto Children’s Choir has sung for presidents, has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and toured internationally for almost 20 years. And now, the world-renowned choir has performed in Navarre — at the Navarre First Assembly of God on Feb. 13.
The Club at Hidden Creek rolls out improvements (July 25)
The Club at Hidden Creek debuted a massive renovation project in July that General Manager Dave Taylor says will help the club “return to the glory days” when Hidden Creek was often referred to as the best course in the region.
Administration and faculty at Navarre High School had reason to celebrate last Wednesday after learning that NHS has been named an A school for the first time since 2009.
Rep. Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) and Senator Greg Evers (R-Baker) are working to change some inconsistencies in the voting process for members of our military.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced its proposed five-year work plan for District 3 earlier this month. The district, which represents 16 counties in the Florida Panhandle, is set to receive an additional $300 million in infrastructure projects.
