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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.

What many West Navarre Intermediate School students thought was a presentation about fishing turned into a coronation for one youth Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Lilyanne Fine, 10, was among the crowd watching and listening to a PowerPoint presentation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on fishing competitions when she saw a picture of herself in the PowerPoint.

Navarre’s girls cross-country team has made a habit of getting to the regional meet.

The Raiders are headed there again next week after finishing eighth at the District 1-4A meet on Saturday in Gainesville.

Navarre United Methodist Church is changing the way they worship.

Following water intrusion from Hurricane Isaias, the church has closed their sanctuary and will instead hold Sunday services at Hildreth Hall, which is located next to the sanctuary.

Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Jason English recently announced the return of $2,003,074.43 in operational revenue surplus to the Santa Rosa County Commission for fiscal year 2025-26.

Beginning Monday, Nov. 9, Laredo Street will be closed between Presidio Street and Granada Street for work, including ditch regrading, as part of the Laredo Street sidewalk project.

The closure is expected to remain in place through Friday, November 13, weather permitting. Residents will still have access to their homes during the closure.

Madison Gillett and Landon Leloux are the first cross-country runners in Soundside history to make it to the regional.

Kyra McKelvey has a chance to be the Southland Conference Player of the Year again.

The Navarre grad is dominating on the volleyball court for Southeastern Louisiana this season, earning player of the week honors three times in the last five weeks in the conference.

For the first time since September, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting will return to its normal schedule following Hurricane Isaias.

The board will host a planning meeting on Nov. 10, followed by a regular meeting Nov. 12.

Here are three things you need to know ahead of the meetings this week.