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In support of Rob Williamson

Written by Staff Reporters on July 16, 2015. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

I’d like to point out that Mr. Rob Williamson is our duly-elected (by a wide margin I might add) county commissioner despite the Navarre Press’ and reporter Romi White’s diligent efforts to prevent that from happening last fall.

Escapee captured in Pensacola after 2 years

Written by Staff Reporters on June 11, 2015. Posted in Crime, News.

The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force captured an Alabama escapee June 4, when they pulled him over on the Bob Sikes Toll Bridge just before entering Pensacola Beach.

Black Hawk pilots lost control, crashed in thick fog

Written by Associated Press on June 11, 2015. Posted in News.

A Black Hawk helicopter crashed last March, killing 11 servicemen, because two veteran Louisiana Army National Guard helicopter pilots got disoriented and lost control while switching from visual-based to instrument-based flight procedures in a thick fog during a training exercise, the military said June 4.

U.S. 98 roadside beautification planned for Navarre

Written by Staff Reporters on May 28, 2015. Posted in News.

By the end of this year, a $171,300 project to add new landscaping along U.S. 98 from west of Andorra Street to Ortega Street could begin. State transportation funding will pay for the improvements, but the county will be responsible for maintenance, which is projected to cost $35,000 per year.

Saturday marks annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

Written by Staff Reporters on May 7, 2015. Posted in Community.

On Saturday, May 9, Escambia and Santa Rosa letter carriers will join forces to help Stamp Out Hunger in the community. In its 23rd year, the annual food drive has grown to be the largest national single-day effort that benefits millions of Americans who struggle to put food on the table, according to a press release from the United Way of Escambia County.

Black skimmers are expected to be named a threatened species

Written by Staff Reporters on May 7, 2015. Posted in Beach.

It’s that time of year. Migratory ground nesting shorebirds are back – some from as far away as South America. As a result, local speed limits along beach roads have been reduced.

Mr. Williamson goes to Washington

Written by Staff Reporters on April 23, 2015. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Our freshman county commissioner, Rob Williamson, flew to Washington, D.C., April 13 and returned April 16 with $2,745.11 in receipts.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on April 9, 2015. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

National Public Health Week kicked off on April 6 and runs through April 12. Santa Rosa Health Department is promoting its Healthiest Weight and “5-2-1-0 Let’s Go Santa Rosa” campaigns. See their ad for all of the details and all of the services they offer free to keep us healthy in Santa Rosa.

Owners given 6 months to move derelict boats

Written by Staff Reporters on April 9, 2015. Posted in Beach.

The separate owners of two derelict sailboats in Santa Rosa Sound near Juana’s Pagodas have six months to move the vessels.

Rubio and Miller push for Fee Simple Title

Written by Staff Reporters on March 26, 2015. Posted in Beach.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Congressman Jeff Miller submitted legislation March 18 which could provide fee simple ownership to certain Santa Rosa Island leaseholders.