Harper makes run at Santa Rosa County Commissioner-District 4 seat
Political newcomer Yvonne Harper was last to file for candidacy in the 2014 Santa Rosa County Commissioner-District 4 seat, but she feels her experience in public policy and community relations should place her first in the polls come August.
Crime novel has Navarre chasing a “ghost”
Navarre Beach and Santa Rosa County are the setting for a new crime novel, “The Ghost,” which follows law enforcement as they track a serial killer slashing a path of terror across the region.
MANNA collects 112,200 pounds of food for hungry
The MANNA Food Pantries received a large monetary donation from Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union, and even more in food donations from the communities in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties during the annual Fill the Mayflower event.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU GAYNELLE, HERMAN, AND TINA MILLER
Gaynelle Miller, 76, nodded in agreement; “yeah, I’m Southern; a country girl born and raised in Fulton County, Georgia,” she said, her smile telling me that we were about to go to rural Georgia.
Theft puts father-son rides on hold
A Navarre family is searching for the bike that they use to bring their son riding around the neighborhood. Just like the person it carries, the bike is special.
4-day week for many county workers
More than 159 county employees are working four 10-hour days instead of the traditional five 8-hour days per workweek. The majority of those employees work for the board of county commissioners (BOCC), which employs 338 workers. Most of the county’s constitutional officers, such as the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser, maintain a five-day schedule for employees.
Local sportsman dies unexpectantly
Navarre native and avid fisherman Almus Taylor died the morning of Nov. 17 in the Covington County Jail from what investigators are calling traffic accident related injuries.
Here’s looking at you Richard and Penny Boyce
Tired of reading nothing but complaints in local Letters to the Editor columns, Richard Boyce, a member of the Holley Navarre Seniors Association, turned the tables.
Cooking for a Cause
Santa Rosa County leaders will go head-to-head Thursday in a culinary competition at Milton High School in an effort to make sure no child goes hungry this Thanksgiving holiday.
















