According to the District One Medical Examiner’s Office, which covers the four westernmost counties in Florida, northwest Florida has the highest number of overdoses per capita in the state. A large part of the issue is the flow of illegal narcotics.
To combat this, Santa Rosa County and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office have stepped in to take down a drug house, literally. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference/demolition event at 5912 Congress St.
Looking for some entertainment to kick off the weekend?
On Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., Navarre High School’s theatre program will host an improv showcase entitled “Mission: Improv-ible,” which is also the name of the improv troupe putting on the showcase.
A familiar place to play and gather in Gulf Breeze will soon reopen to the public. Swenson Park, located at 1076 Circle Lane, has been under renovation since the notice to proceed with construction was given Jan. 23, 2023.
It was a wet day for those who attended this year’s Smokin’ in the Square BBQ cookoff at St. Sylvester’s. While the rain fell, it didn’t deter people from coming out to eat some grub.
Baptist Hospital will be moving patients from its E Street location to its new campus at the corner of Brent Lane and I-110 in Pensacola Saturday, Sept. 23.
This includes the new Baptist Hospital Emergency Room on Brent Lane opens Sept. 23, at 3 a.m. The emergency room on E Street will close at the same time. Other Baptist Health Care ERs are open 24/7, including the ERs at Gulf Breeze and Jay hospitals and the free-standing emergency room at Baptist Medical Park-Navarre.
Residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities spend most of their time on the property of their respective facility. Navarre Gardens, which has locations on Highway 87 and Highway 98, is an assisted living facility in Navarre.
While many of the residents at Navarre Gardens spend much of their time on property, occasionally they can visit other places. On Thursday, Sept. 14, several residents from Navarre Gardens on Highway 87 visited Navarre Beach.
Col. Allison Black was soaking in the best of both of her worlds under the lights of Friday night.
The 1st Special Operations Wing Commander at Hurlburt Field stood on the home sideline of Bennett C Russell Stadium talking about her job in the military as well looking forward to the chance to watch her sons, Connor and Cooper, play football for the Navarre Raiders.
Santa Rosa County Emergency Management wants to celebrate fall with the community by hosting a family-friendly Safety Festival on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 4499 Pine Forest Road, in Milton. The event starts at 4 p.m. and will feature:
At 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11, Navarre Rotary Club members gathered in Navarre Park to celebrate the start of construction on something four years in the making.
