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Aug 24, 2022

58 votes and .2 percent of the vote.

That is all that separates Kerry Smith from Jeff Ates in the Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 seat.

That .2 per cent of the vote is significant as an automatic recount is triggered when vote-getters are not separated by more than .5 percent of the vote.


Feb 10, 2025
Four NJROTC cadets at Navarre High have received nominations to a service academy.
Wyatt Burdick, Zachary Walker, Jack Mashburn and Lauren Mavity all learned they are in position to ultimately be awarded an appointment.

Feb 10, 2025
Tallahassee – After losing at the Florida Supreme Court, attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford this weekend quickly asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution Feb. 6.

Feb 10, 2025
They put pen to paper, signing their national letters of intent with smiles on their faces.
They pose for photos with family and friends as well as with teammates and coaches.

Feb 10, 2025
Potters gathered from across the Southeast in Holley Saturday, Feb. 8, for the 20th rendition of Woodstoke Pottery Festival. The annual event is held at Holley Hill Pottery and is organized by Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, a nonprofit promoting arts and culture in Santa Rosa County and throughout Northwest Florida.

Feb 10, 2025
Trying to start a new venture in life can be difficult. That’s why it helps to have a few friends.

Russell and Rachel Siemer are looking to plant an Assemblies of God church somewhere in the Fort Walton Beach area within the next year. The couple, who have been involved in ministry for 10 of the 12 years they’ve been married, recently moved from Tallahassee and wanted to get to know the Emerald Coast a bit better by serving at a local church.


Feb 10, 2025
Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension will host a Garden Demo Day with a focus on rose bush and grape pruning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. The class will take place at the extension office, 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton.

Feb 10, 2025
Responding to emergency calls can be difficult when you have limited staff or resources. Fortunately for three Navarre area fire districts, they have each other to rely on.

Beginning five years ago, Holley Navarre Fire District, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District and Midway Fire District formed the South Santa Rosa Fire Alliance to provide mutual aid and training for its firefighters.


Feb 10, 2025
A Navarre Beach hotel development planned for 8469 Gulf Blvd. might be on the chopping block.

Feb 8, 2025
Keeping Navarre and nearby waterways clean is a goal of many in the community. Tracy Glaze, the environmental project chair for the Santa Rosa Women’s Club, is one of those people. For the past couple of months, Navarre Park has been home to a five-foot-tall recycling receptacle with a large turtle sculpture affixed to the top of it. Nicknamed “Crush,” an ode to the turtle from the Disney movie “Finding Nemo,” the receptacle accepts aluminum cans only and has a can crusher attached to the side.
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