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In his fourth year as county commissioner, Ray Eddington remains focused on infrastructure improvements and meeting the needs of constituents he hears from.

Eddington is pursuing a second term this year. He faces one challenger in the primary race.

A June 4 brush fire on Smallwood Drive in Holley by the Sea could have been much worse, according to Holley-Navarre Fire District Chief Kevin Lewis.

The Florida Department of Transportation is wrapping up road work on Highway 87 S from U.S. 98 to Vonnie Tolbert Road.

At Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District’s May meeting, the fire commission reviewed expense items which still needed to be paid. These included a payment for a debt on the district’s fire engine and apparatus repairs.

Midway Water System reported a water main break along Highway 98 Wednesday, June 3. As a result of the break, the system has issued a Precautionary Boil Water Notice.

Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping tax cut for homestead property owners pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, sending it to the November ballot.

The measure increases the existing $50,000 exemption for homestead properties to $150,000 starting in 2027, and it increases to $250,000 in 2028. The exemption, though, doesn’t apply to school taxes, after lawmakers changed DeSantis’ plan Monday to protect districts from drastic cuts.

Incumbent County Commissioner Kerry Smith didn’t qualify for the 2026 ballot based on petitions and now must pay $5,460.06 to stay in the race for Commission District 2.
Smith, along with fellow District 2 candidates Michael Rinaldi and Shawn Kay, failed to garner the required number of petitions by the May 11 deadline.

Hurlburt Field will be conducting explosive demolition training between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., June 3, 5, 9 and 11.

This May brought the first days of summer heat. It also brought termites.

In Florida, termites generally swarm between April and July. Florida is inside Termite Infestation Probability Zone 1, the highest-risk category for termites in the United States.

The Kiwanis Club of Navarre is launching a new program to bring American Flags to your yard.