Dec 17, 2025
County cold weather shelter to open Dec. 19
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and heatless will be open on the night of Friday, Dec. 19 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.
Dec 15, 2025
Blue Angels visit Studer Family Children’s Hospital
Patients and families at Studer Family Children’s hospital received a special visit from two members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron on Dec. 11, just before the holidays.
Dec 15, 2025
1SOW commander visits school board
Col. Mark Hamilton, who is the commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, stopped by Santa Rosa County school board Dec. 11 to celebrate the district’s purple star designation.
Dec 14, 2025
Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District tree taken, then replaced by locals
The community came together earlier this month to help the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District replace its Christmas tree.
The 22-foot Christmas tree light display, which normally tops Station 49, was accidentally discarded from the roof by a contractor who assumed it was scrap.
Dec 12, 2025
Gulf Breeze, Midway locals organize to reduce stray cat overpopulation
With the help of a $5,089 grant, two Gulf Breeze area residents are helping curb the local stray cat population by spaying and neuter strays in the 32561 and 32563 zip codes.
Sarah Kawell, one of the residents who received the grant, said cat overpopulation has become an issue in those area codes.
Dec 12, 2025
Cold weather shelter to open Sunday and Monday at Ferris Hill Baptist
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will be open on the nights of Sunday, Dec. 14, and Monday, Dec. 15 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.
Dec 10, 2025
Soundside High School potential boundary maps released
Santa Rosa County District Schools is in the process of zoning which students in Navarre and Midway area will attend Soundside High School, which is set to open in the fall of 2026.
Dec 10, 2025
Hurlburt Field to perform detonations over next three days
Hurlburt Field will be conducting explosive demolition operations between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., Dec. 10 – 12.
Dec 9, 2025
Santa Rosa Animal Services holiday adoption to be held Dec. 13
Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) invites the community to attend a holiday adoption event at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Rd. in Milton, on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dec 8, 2025
Water board candidates sound off at forum
Holley Navarre Water System is holding an election in January to decide who will join the board of directors in 2026. There are four candidates vying for three seats.
Navarre Press recently held a forum for candidates to share their thoughts on the water system and to answer members’ questions. The forum was held Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the HNWS-owned The Club at Hidden Creek.
















