Santa Rosa County and the State of Florida announced that unemployment rates are the lowest they have been since 2008.

 Santa Rosa County’s March 2013 unemployment rate of 6.1 percent is at the lowest level in approximately five years when the October 2008 rate was also 6.1 percent.  The latest numbers are down from 8.4 percent in March 2012 and 6.7 percent in February of this year. Santa Rosa County ranks 46 out of 67 Florida counties, with only 18 counties in the state having a lower unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for March 2013.  Santa Rosa County’s rate continues to be lower than both the national and state unemployment rates. 

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The rainy and chilly weather didn't stop garden enthusiasts from attending the Navarre Garden Club’s Spring Fling on April 19.

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One of the area's largest annual sporting events retuns to Navarre this weekend.

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Pace edges Navarre 1-0 in eight innings Thursday at Milton in the second round of the Florida High School Athletics Association District 1-6A softball tournament. (PHOTO: Allison Pettegrew reaches safely with one of Navarre's two hits.)

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