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Commander: Whiting considers land swap

Written by Staff Reporters on October 3, 2013. Posted in Military, News.

Captain Matthew Coughlin, Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF), provided the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners with an update at its committee meeting Sept. 23. Commissioner Don Salter stated that on a quarterly basis Coughlin would be providing the county with reports on activities involving NASWF and the Department of Defense.

Sand sculptors take center stage

Written by Staff Reporters on October 3, 2013. Posted in Beach.

Armed with their imagination and the sugar-white sand of Navarre Beach as their canvas, international master sand sculptors crafted masterpieces while thousands upon thousands of visitors gazed in amazement last weekend.

Talent will be on display at annual arts fest

Written by Staff Reporters on September 5, 2013. Posted in News.

The annual Navarre Fall Arts Festival is known for showcasing artists of all skills, but this year’s event will expand deeper than ever before into yet another kind of artist – musical.

Body of missing swimmer found on Navarre Beach

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

The body of a missing swimmer who was on vacation from Louisiana was found on Navarre Beach Saturday night.

Commissioners say it’s time for a new courthouse

Written by Staff Reporters on July 18, 2013. Posted in News.

All five Santa Rosa commissioners agree the time has come to replace what has been called the worst courthouse in Florida. The board even seems to be in unison that the best way to fund building a new judicial facility would be placing a vote to enact a temporary local one-cent sales tax on the November 2014 ballot. The biggest question remaining at the end of a public workshop held to address the matter July 11 was where the new courthouse should be located.

Baptist, Sacred Heart to adopt tobacco-free hiring

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in News.

Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the new year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they will adopt tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014.

Circle K robbery suspects nabbed

Written by Staff Reporters on June 27, 2013. Posted in Crime, News.

The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office was able to connect suspects arrested after robbing a Circle K store on Barrancas Avenue in Pensacola with two other Circle K robberies in the Milton area.

Gulf Power won’t rule out nuclear plant; law limits rate increases

Written by Staff Reporters on June 27, 2013. Posted in News.

“We are neutral. We have no nuclear facilities and have no plans to build any nuclear facilities,” said John Hutchinson, representing Gulf Power Company June 19.

School board members assigned homework

Written by Staff Reporters on June 20, 2013. Posted in Education.

Santa Rosa School Board district administrator David Johnson turned the tables on elected school board members, assigning them homework at a workshop held June 13. Johnson, who serves as the Director of Alternative Education and Continuous Improvement, is working to improve the district’s vision and purpose. Johnson stated the district needs to create a document that coordinates work in a more systematic fashion.

Eco-friendly beach restaurant to open this summer

Written by Staff Reporters on June 20, 2013. Posted in Business.

The first ever “green” restaurant on Pensacola Beach will be opening this summer, and is ironically named Red Fish Blue Fish. The restaurant is currently under construction near the Soundside Market on Via de Luna Drive. The property management company Innisfree Hotels owns the restaurant. CEO Julian MacQueen also owns and operates the Hilton and Holiday Inn Resort on Pensacola Beach, as well as other properties across the southeast.