By Jamie Gentry on November 20, 2019
Cherie Rice, Kirk Darby, Land Development Code, Rich Santo, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Thom Bowen, Tiger Point Community Center
Local, Santa Rosa County
With exactly a week to go before their first meeting and just hours after their official hiring, the members of the newly seated Zoning Board got a crash course in public service Nov. 14 at the Tiger Point Community Center. The Zoning Board is one of many county committees composed of citizen appointees, helping in […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 13, 2019
Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, David Peaden, Duncan Associates, Florida, Homebuilders Association of West Florida, impact fees, Jennifer Granse, Milton, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County School District, Tiger Point Community Center
Headlines
County commissioners did not commit to impact fees Tuesday during their regular meeting in Milton, but the board that has outright rejected the idea in the past allowed two potential proposals for fees to move forward. Santa Rosa County School District approached the commission back in May to request the board create a draft ordinance […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 27, 2019
Eban Bean, Green infrastructure, infrastructure, Matthew Deitch, Pensacola State Collge Milton Campus, Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS, Tiger Point Community Center, UF/IFAS West Florida, University of Florida
Local
Sometimes the best solutions for impacts from Florida’s copious rainfall start in the backyards of residents, according to researchers with the University of Florida (UF). To spread that message, UF faculty and the Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension are partnering to offer two free community workshops on green infrastructure. Read the full article in […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 4, 2019
Adaptive ball field, Alex Herrick, baseball, Fall Ball Launch, Kim Hellyer, Michaela Hellyer, Miracle League of Santa Rosa County, northwest florida, Tiger Point Community Center, Tiger Point Park
Local
Following a successful inaugural run, the Miracle League of Santa Rosa County is preparing to bring yet another season of baseball-for-all to Tiger Point Park this September. And the nonprofit is calling on the community to step up and be a part of the fun. Read the full article in the Sept. 5 issue […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 22, 2019
Chuck Howard, Edwin Henry, Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association, public input, Sandy Dimick, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County land development code, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Save Our Soundside, Shawn Ward, Tiger Point Community Center
Local, Santa Rosa County
A comprehensive rewrite of the Santa Rosa County Land Development Code gained weigh in from residents of south Santa Rosa Aug. 15 during a public open house at Tiger Point Community Center. County staff lined up at information tables as roughly 24 citizens made their rounds to ask questions and formally propose changes to one […]
By Staff Reporters on July 19, 2019
Land Development Code, open house, Pace Community Center, public input, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning, Shawn Ward, Tiger Point Community Center
Local, Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa County will be seeking public input on a revamp of the Land Development Code (LDC) during two public workshops next month. The LDC contains regulations that govern how land is developed in the unincorporated areas of the county and addresses everything from zoning, site development, the natural environment and stormwater management to parking, […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 16, 2019
Commissioner Chairman Sam Parker, Commissioner Dave Piech, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Dan Schebler, Etta Lawlor, Feather flags, John Workman, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Tiger Point Community Center
Headlines
While the actual redecking of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is potentially months away, replacing 121 bright orange plywood patches could be underway soon. County Commissioners said they were opposed to the current patches May 9 during their regular meeting at Tiger Point Community Center. Read the full article in the May 16 issue […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 18, 2019
Advanced Traffic Management Systems, Ben Faust, City of Gulf Breeze, City of Milton, City of Pensacola, Commissioner Doug Underhill, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, DRMP Inc., Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, florida department of transportation, Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Tiger Point Community Center, U.S.Highway 98
Local
Adding asphalt is not the only way to make traffic flow faster along corridors such as U.S. Highway 98. Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) could be the answer. Read the full article in the April 18 issue of Navarre Press. Visit https://navarrepress.com/subscribe/ to view subscription options – or sign up to receive a digital subscription […]
By Jamie Gentry on March 7, 2019
Brandy Smith, Clean Water Network of Florida, effluent, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, florida department of health, Impaired water, Jacobs Engineering, Linda Young, Nancy Forester, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rapid Infiltration Basin System, Roger Blaylock, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa Sound, Tiger Point Community Center, treated wastewater, Vibrio vulnificus
Headlines
Citizens are calling for an end to permitted discharge of Navarre Beach’s treated wastewater into Santa Rosa Sound within the next five years, and they have successfully petitioned the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to hold a public meeting on the matter later this month. The March 26 meeting is part of Santa Rosa […]
By Staff Reporters on September 2, 2018
baseball, Expo, Gulf Breeze, Miracle League, Miracle League of Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Shane Player, special needs, Tiger Point Community Center
Local
The Miracle League of Santa Rosa County (MLSRC) will hold an information expo at Tiger Point Community Center Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Potential players, volunteers and donors are all welcome to come enjoy light refreshments and learn more about Santa Rosa County’s new Miracle League field, which will celebrate its first […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 24, 2018
100+ Women Who Care-Emerald Coast, Baseball Field, Baskerville-Donovan Inc., Carol Joyner, Charlene Pyatt, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Debbie Stanhagen, Gulf Breeze, Joy Grace, Katie Player, Kelley Fuller, Miracle League, nonprofit organization, Rep. Jayer Williamson, Robin Jones, Shane Player, Shelley Brummett, Shelly Agnew, Tanner Pyatt, The Miracle League of Santa Rosa County, Tiger Point, Tiger Point Community Center
Local
Local philanthropic group 100 Women Who Care Emerald Coast presented a grant to The Miracle League of Santa Rosa County to help in creating an all-inclusive sports field and baseball program in Tiger Point. Members of the board for the Miracle League knew a check was coming but did not know the amount. Read the […]
By Gail Acosta on August 17, 2018
Colten Wright, David Keane, District 4 Master Plan, Dolores Miller, East Bay Boulevard, Edgewood Drive, Holley, Jeremy Reeder, Mary Eddins, Matrix Design Group, Merg Hoffman, MoveIt Storage facility, Navarre, Navarre Beach, New school, Patricia Collyer, Patrick Jehle, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County School District, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Scott Kemp, Serosa Drive, Storage units, Ten Point Nine LLC, The Boulevard, Tiger Point Community Center, Webster Road
Local
Santa Rosa County volunteers of the Zoning Board met Aug. 9 in Tiger Point, voting on a variety of land development code exceptions and changes. Here are some highlights of the meeting: More storage units on horizon Zoning Board members recommended approval for rezoning a property along U.S. Highway 98 to highway commercial (HCD) to […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 8, 2018
Conference room, County UF/IFAS extension office, Julie Morgan, Linda Tutt, Navarre, Navarre Area Board of Realtors, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, Navarre Park, non-profit organization, Panhandle Butterfly House, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center, Tiger Point Community Center, Weekend Food Program
Local
Santa Rosa County has formalized a policy to allow select groups to utilize the Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center’s conference room. Under the new policy, the conference room will be available to all governmental entities, non-profits and Santa Rosa County Departments for official meetings, functions and events.
By Jamie Gentry on May 17, 2018
Adaptive baseball field, Baskerville-Donovan Inc., Commissoner Lane Lynchard, Florida Rep. Jayer Williamson, Joy Grace, Miracle League Baseball, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Tiger Point Community Center, Tiger Point Park, Wei Ueberschaer
Local
If all goes according to plan, America’s pastime will be a lot more inclusive in south Santa Rosa County starting next spring. Tiger Point Park is set to receive the county’s first Miracle League baseball field following approval by Santa Rosa County commissioners May 10. Read the full article in the May 17 issue of […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 17, 2018
Commission Chariman Bob Cole, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, County Attorney Roy Andrews, Fire Chief Danny Fureigh, Fire protection taxes, Municipal service benefit unit, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fire Commission, Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association, Navarre Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Tiger Point Community Center
Local
Navarre Beach Volunteer Fire Department has gotten the go-ahead on its request to increase the residential municipal service benefit unit (MSBU) on the beach by $50, but a proposed commercial increase has hit a wall. The Board of County Commissioners voted Feb. 8 to move forward with increasing the MSBU rate for residential properties, but […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 14, 2018
Avalon Boulevard, Bill Seelman, Colten Wright, Milton, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County Judicial Center, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Shawn Ward, Tiger Point Community Center
Headlines
In a strange turn of events, Santa Rosa County had to ask Santa Rosa County for a bigger sign. The latest example of bureaucratic enigma was presented Thursday night during the Zoning Board’s monthly meeting at the Tiger Point Community Center. Read the full article in the Feb. 15 issue of Navarre Press. Visit www.navarrepress.com/subscribe […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 2, 2018
Adventures Unlimited, Brenda Stokes, Commissioner Sam Parker, Dan Schebler, Emerald Coast Warrior Run, focus groups, Gulf Coast Kiln Walk, Jack Sanborn, Joseph Farley, Julie Morgan, Kyle Holley, Liz Horton, Louise Biernesser, Mike Sandler, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Chamber, Panhandle Butterfly House, Project teams, Sant Rosa County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, TDC meetings, Terrain Race, Tiger Point Community Center, Tourist Development Council
Local
In an unscheduled agenda item, the Tourist Development Council (TDC) on Monday discussed cutting its number of meetings each year in half and completely eliminating the committee aspect of the group. Tourism Development Director Julie Morgan said that now the grants process is being handled in one meeting each year, the committee lacked much purpose. […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 15, 2017
Apartment complex, Bill Seelman, Bobby Killingsworth, Brian Hicks, Charles Lloyd, Colten Wright, Creet's Landing, Don Richardson, James A. Parker, Jim Noles, Jim Waite, Navarre, Pouder Lane, Robin Edwards, Sanctuary Apartments, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Scott Kemp, Sheryl Harris, subdivision, Tiger Point Community Center, Whispering Pines Boulevard
Headlines
It was standing room only Nov. 9 at the Tiger Point Community Center as roughly 100 people showed up to speak out against two developments along Whispering Pines Boulevard being considered by the county Zoning Board. The crowd succeeded in securing unanimous rejection of one of the developments, Sanctuary Apartments. But that denial is not […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 8, 2017
Apartment complex, Bobby Killingsworth, Creet's Landing, James A. Parker, Joan Young, Navarre, Pouder Lane, Sanctuary Apartments, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning Department, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Tiger Point Community Center, Whispering Pines Boulevard
Headlines
Navarre’s continued growth is a known trend, and the influx of residents means an increased demand for housing. Among the potential developments is a proposed new apartment complex on Whispering Pines Boulevard. The Sanctuary Apartments would be a 164-unit, seven building complex located at the northern end of Whispering Pines Boulevard just south of Pouder […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 2, 2017
development, growth, new apartments, New subdivision, rezoning, Tiger Point Community Center, Traffic, Whispering Pines Boulevard, zoning board
Local
Navarre could see a new apartment complex and new subdivision development along Whispering Pines Blvd. pending county approval. The Zoning Board will consider rezoning roughly 108 acres of property Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. If approved the property is planned for a new 164 unit apartment complex called Sanctuary Apartments as well as a new […]
By Bart Steele on July 12, 2017
Commission Chairman Rob Williamson, Commissioner Rob Williamson Listening Tour, D. R. Horton Inc., drainage infrastructure, effluent, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, flood mitigation, Gulf Breeze, Holley by the Sea, Navarre, Navarre Beach Utilities, public works, RESTORE Act funds, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Rosa Sound, Tiger Point Community Center, tiger point golf club, treated wastewater, Yvonne Harper
Headlines
At the first stop on his third annual listening tour, Board of County Commissioners Chairman Rob Williamson took the opportunity to chastise the Holley By the Sea homeowners association in Navarre for its lack of drainage infrastructure. During the informal July 6 roundtable at Tiger Point Community Center in Gulf Breeze, Williamson, District 4 commissioner, […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 22, 2017
Bridges Out of Poverty, Career Source ESCAROSA, Cliff Krut, Employ Florida, First Friday OneStop, Florida Department of Children and Families, Food stamps, Gulf Breeze, medicaid, Navarre, OneStop, Phyllis Gonzalez, Poverty, Public transportation, Robbie Gregg, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, South Santa Rosa County, Tiger Point Community Center
Local
It is time consuming to be in poverty. There are agencies and organizations that assist with applying for food stamps and Medicaid. There are teams of experts dedicated to helping people find worthwhile jobs and careers. Local colleges offer incentives and programs for students looking to better themselves. There are even offices solely dedicated to […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 11, 2017
Beckie Cato, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Dan Schebler, drainage improvements, Florida Legislature, Holley by the Sea, Holly, Local-Option Sales Tax, LOST, Navarre, Navarre Pass, Public Safety, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa Island, Tiger Point Community Center, Tom King Bayou East Branch Channel Restoration, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz, Yvonne Harper
Local
County Commissioners seem a little less lost on the LOST (local option sales tax) following Monday’s regular meeting after newly hired assistant county administrator Dan Schebler provided a less structured solution. While the past months have seen project list after project list outlining how the money should be spent each year down to the dime, […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 3, 2016
ballot, Democrat, early voting, Election Day, government, Gulf Breeze, Milton, November 8, Pace, Pace Community Center, presidential election, Republican, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County residents, South Santa Rosa Service Center, Supervisor of Elections Office, Tappie Villane, Tiger Point Community Center, Vote, voters
Government, Local
Roughly 25 percent of Santa Rosa County’s nearly 131,000 voters have already cast their ballot for the presidential election after early voting opened in the county Monday, Oct. 24. Santa Rosa’s voters, the majority of which have been Republican, have cast 19,755 early votes and 13,224 votes by mail. Of the early votes the majority, […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 15, 2016
Baskerville-Donovan Inc., Federal Emergency Management Agency, flood codes, flood insurance, flood mitigation maps, Flood Mitigation Task Force, flood zone, GIS map, Gulf Breeze, Holley by the Sea, home insurance, home owners, Karen Thornhill, Milton, National Flood Insurance Program, Navarre Beach, rising waters, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa propery owners, Storm Water Master Plan, stormwater, Tiger Point Community Center
Local
Many Santa Rosa property owners will have to change or upgrade their flood insurance thanks to updates to the county’s flood mitigation maps. Nearly 7 percent or roughly 6,500 of all properties in the county will experience some type of flood code change either up to a higher risk level or down to a lower […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 18, 2016
Bob Johnson, Brian Frazier, candidate forum, Clifton "Buddy" Hinote, Don Salter, Dustin Mathews, generational theft, government, greg evers, half-cent local option sales tax, infrastructure improvements, James Zumwalt, Joseph Pool, Mark Cotton, Mark Wichern, Marvin Fowler Sr, Matt Gaetz, military, national debt, Primary ballot, primary election, retirement age, Robby Way, Sam Parker, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, Social Security Benefits, Stan Colie Nichols, Terrorist threats, Tiger Point Community Center
Government, Local
If you are younger than 35, you should expect to retire much later in life. That was U.S. representative candidate Matt Gaetz’s stance on Social Security during the 2016 Candidate Forum Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Tiger Point Community Center. “We have observed the greatest generational theft that mankind has ever known through Social Security […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 18, 2016
bed-tax dollars, Commerce and Coffee, Davis South Barnette and Patrick Advertising and Public Relations', Evok Advertising, marketing, marketing campaign, MDi Media Group, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Paradise Advertising, Phil Babiak, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Procurements Officer David King, social media, Tiger Point Community Center, tourism, tourism advertising, tourist attractions, Tourist development, Tourist Development Director Julie Morgan
Business, Local
The short list of candidates for the Tourism Development (TDC) marketing and advertising contract was selected Friday, Aug. 12, and incumbent Mobile. Ala.-based Davis South Barnett and Patrick Public Relations and Advertising (DSBP) topped the list. Orlando-based Evok Advertising followed behind, and Paradise Advertising of Orlando rounded out the final three plucked from the 10 […]
By Rob Johnson on August 10, 2016
Bergren Road, City of Gulf Breeze, defunct west course, don richards, Golf, Gulf Breeze, Mayor Pro Term Joe Henderson, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, South Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa Utility, Tiger Point Community Center, Tiger Point Golf Course, Tiger Point residents, treated effluent, united peninsula association, wastewater plant
Headlines
Disappointed that Santa Rosa County commissioners have allowed the City of Gulf Breeze to renege on promises to rehab the defunct west course of its Tiger Point Golf Club, area residents vow to take the lead in pressing for compliance. The 180 or so owners of houses adjacent to the club will get a chance […]
By Rob Johnson on May 26, 2016
closed-door meeting, Commission Chairman Lane Lynchard, County Administrator Tony Gomillion, FDOT, florida department of transportation, Gulf Breeze, Jack Caffery, northwest florida, Oak Pointe Homeowners Association, picketed construction, Rodney Sutton, Sacred Heart clinic, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, South Santa Rosa, Stan Shaw, State Rep. Doug Broxson, The Fairways Homeowners Association, Tiger Point, Tiger Point Boulevard, Tiger Point Community Center, Tiger Point residents, Tommy Barfield, traffic safety, U.S.Highway 98
Local
Tiger Point residents’ worries over traffic safety around the new Sacred Heart clinic under construction on U.S. Highway 98 are growing after they were excluded from a closed-door meeting of county and state officials on the issue last week. “The county commission seems to have made a decision without much input from people who live […]
