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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.

Former Navarre soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams posed for a photo today with United States Women’s National Soccer team ahead of the Opening Ceremony at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Tallahassee – A second Florida Supreme Court case has emerged over a “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment about abortion rights.

On July 18, 2024, The Jay Odom Group unveiled their most recent project, Freedom Tech Center.

Navarre Beach Marine Science Station is connecting kids with the latest technology for marine and oceanic research. While most of the people coming through the science station are high schoolers during the school year, the station regularly welcomes younger-aged students for summer camps.

The 2024 All-Gulf South Conference preseason football team features 10 University of West Florida football players, the most of any school in the league.

Byrd Mapoles, a former Santa Rosa County commissioner, and the former “flying” mayor of Milton, passed away on July 25.

Tallahassee – Florida in recent years has held a variety of sales-tax “holidays” covering everything from hurricane supplies to theater tickets.

Local lawn expert Skip Orth, owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions has published a book titled “What Every Home Owner on the Emerald Coast Needs to Know About Lawn Care,” which is a compilation of his many years of experience at solving lawn problems!

As I write this column, I am in the last third of a two-week vacation. What exotic or exciting destination did I visit? Well, first, my yard, then my office, and soon I will be visiting my garage. Mine was a “staycation” involving yard maintenance, office and garage de-cluttering, and an unanticipated repair project in the master bathroom. No, it has not been the most restful vacation I’ve ever taken, but it has been refreshing, nonetheless.