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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 […]

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.

Andy D’s Beachside Restaurant and Dock Bar on Navarre Beach was the site of a burglary just after midnight Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Taylor Netro is in her senior season as a golfer with the Navarre Raider girls golf team.

And she went into the 2026 campaign feeling good about the way she is playing after working on her game in the offseason.

A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23.

The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.

Soane FitzHenry called a timeout. Her Navarre Raider volleyball team trailed by double digits against Milton in the second set of Thursday’s match at home.

A comeback seemed unlikely considering Navarre was down 20-8. The set turned out to be an example of never say never.

Just as teacher and parent communication can be critical for the success of an individual student, communication between the school district and parents is vital for the continued success of schools across the district.

That parent feedback is the reason Santa Rosa County District Schools created the District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC).

With drug overdose deaths recent rise statewide and across the country, local health officials and educators in Santa Rosa County are strengthening prevention efforts aimed at the county’s youngest residents.

The Florida High School Athletic Association regional rankings look a little different this year.

Instead of the rankings being broken down by region each week on the FHSAA site, MaxPreps just lists the overall state rankings for each classification.

Since earning its building contractor’s license in May, Dirt Boyz Home Services has been hitting the ground running. From major renovations and custom deck builds to high-level exterior improvements, the company is expanding its services while remaining committed to one simple principle: doing the job right the first time.