Nov 22, 2025
$37M verdict in favor of contaminated water victims in Midway
A Santa Rosa County jury has awarded a $37,495,930 verdict to 28 plaintiffs affected by the 2021 Midway water crisis. Represented by Morgan & Morgan attorneys Mitchell Schermer, Benjamin Webster, Evin Dyess Childs, and Alexia Nyiri, the plaintiffs rejected pre-trial settlement offers, resulting in the multi-million-dollar verdict. In the Spring of 2021, a homeowner in […]
Aug 24, 2022
Tight Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 race may result in recount
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.
Jan 13, 2026
Marcus Stokes transfers to Memphis
Former University of West Florida quarterback Marcus Stokes has transferred to Division I Memphis.
Jan 9, 2026
Former Woodlawn Beach Middle rookie of year, mom dies at 48
A Navarre area mother and teacher died Christmas Day at age 48.
Jan 9, 2026
Navarre Community Access Road planning to continue in 2026
A project nearly a decade in the making is still on the drawing board entering 2026.
While the Project Development and Environment Study has been completed for the Navarre Community Access Road, the county is still waiting on the study’s findings.
Jan 9, 2026
County’s cold weather shelter opening Jan. 11 and 12
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will be open on the night of Sunday, Jan. 11, and Monday, Jan. 12 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.
Jan 9, 2026
Angel City next stop for pro soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams
Emily (Madril) Sams is headed to Los Angeles to play for Angel City after spending the first three seasons of her career in Orlando.
The former Navarre Raider is headed to a new team via a trade in exchange for $650,000 intraleague transfer funds.
The former Navarre Raider is headed to a new team via a trade in exchange for $650,000 intraleague transfer funds.
Jan 8, 2026
Navarre Beach gift shop ordered to clean up inventory due back in court
A Navarre Beach tenant’s alleged overflow of commercial inventory has led to a multiyear lawsuit involving a condominium association and several defendants.
Jan 8, 2026
Quick look at what is ahead for spring sports season
Spring sports begin in less than a month and no time like the present to take a look at what’s ahead for the final season of the school year.
Jan 8, 2026
Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence
Pope Leo XIV has opened 2026 with a plea for peace. He is singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.





