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Local housing trends continue

Written by Staff Reporters on May 29, 2014. Posted in Business.

A report released May 22 by Florida Realtors showed an increase in the number of single family homes sold locally in April when compared to last year but a decline in sales in the condo and townhouse market. April marks the second consecutive month with the same sales trend.

Navarre man dies in motorcycle crash

Written by Staff Reporters on May 29, 2014. Posted in News.

A Navarre man died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash May 20 on Pensacola Beach.

FWC continues bear management efforts

Written by Staff Reporters on May 29, 2014. Posted in News.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) held the last of six public meetings Tuesday to discuss bear management in the eastern portion of the panhandle. The final meeting was held in Port St. Joe for the area designated as the East Panhandle Bear Management Unit (BMU), which focuses on the Apalachicola National Forest and surrounding areas.

Home sales up, condo sales down

Written by Staff Reporters on May 1, 2014. Posted in Community.

A report released April 22 by Florida Realtors® showed single family home sales in the area were up in March when compared with last year, but the sales volume for condos and townhouses was down significantly.

Driver pleads not guilty in fatal 98 crash

Written by Staff Reporters on April 17, 2014. Posted in News.

The Mary Esther man charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with fatal one-car crash on Highway 98 March 25 is pleading not guilty to the charge.

Pensacola Bay Bridge project set for 2017 start

Written by Staff Reporters on April 17, 2014. Posted in News.

Plans for building a new 6-lane Pensacola Bay Bridge are moving forward. Two public meetings are on the horizon, and the nearly $600 million toll-free project is expected to begin in 2017. Meanwhile, plans to widen a portion of U.S. 98 east of Gulf Breeze await construction funding.

Local water quality in Gulf and Sound remain good

Written by Staff Reporters on April 10, 2014. Posted in News.

All five Gulf of Mexico water sampling locations on Navarre Beach, as well as a sample taken from the Santa Rosa Sound near Navarre Park all returned “good” ratings from the Florida Department of Health. The samples were taken March 31 with results posted to the Florida Healthy Beaches website April 4.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on April 3, 2014. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Easter is Sunday, April 20. Next week we will have a listing of all of the Easter activities that are “happening” around town.

Pensacola Beach town hall meeting scheduled for taxation discussion

Written by Staff Reporters on April 3, 2014. Posted in News.

The Pensacola Beach Advocates announced a town hall meeting would be held April 14 to give lease holders a chance to participate in discussion on the taxation of their properties.

Home sales up, condo market struggles

Written by Staff Reporters on March 27, 2014. Posted in Community.

According to a report released by Florida© Realtors last week, the number of single family home sold statewide in February grew by less than 2 percent compared to last year, while the Santa Rosa and Escambia County market saw an increase of 19.5 percent. That growth was the fourth best among the 20 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) included in the report.