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In a message to leaseholders from Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District Chief Jonathan Kanzigg, the newly confirmed permanent chief, outlined the financial crisis the department is in.

“Unfortunately, I must share difficult news,” Kanzigg said in the message. He said the former chief, Danny Fureigh, was not forthcoming about the department’s financial condition. Kanzigg told leaseholders the reserve funds were moved to cover recurring expenses. The board learned of the emergency last week.

This month, dozens of pet owners have reported on social media that their dogs became ill after staying at ZOOMIES Pet Hotel in Navarre, prompting complaints to state regulators and questions about whether the illnesses are connected.

The most commonly reported illness is kennel cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by bacteria and viruses, including Bordetella. Symptoms include coughing or wheezing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge, lethargy and decreased appetite.

The former nominee to be the Town of Jay’s next town manager is behind bars after what the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says was one of multiple arrests in a sex offender compliance sweep.

Plans have been submitted to Santa Rosa County for a food truck development on Prado Street in Navarre, just south of E Esplanade Street.

The ‘Meadows’ development will feature a two-story building and four food truck pads. The addresses for the development are 1820 and 1824 Prado St.

This summer, the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary. To commemorate the milestone, Pensacola State College’s Anna Switzer Gallery has been showcasing an exhibit of 50 paintings depicting America’s military history.

George Wilson, the artist behind the paintings, is a Gulf Breeze-area resident.

Ascension Sacred Heart Navarre Emergency Room is holding an event to get families ready for school.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, the ER will host a ‘back to school’ event featuring local first responders, games for children, a bounce house, free children’s haircuts and school supplies.

A Navarre man has been indicted in federal court after he allegedly possessed child pornography.

Christopher Mayer, 32, is facing one count of conspiracy to distribute, receive and possess visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Navarre residents John Starrett and Coby Thompson were full of love and life.

That is how nearly every friend and family member the Navarre Press spoke with described the couple, who died the night of July 2 in a motorcycle crash in Pensacola. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at mile marker 1 on Interstate 110 near the Pensacola Bay Center.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District will not be pursuing a plan to reclassify Transient Public Lodging Establishments as non-residential properties. TPLEs include Airbnb, VRBO and other rental properties.

Tuesday, July 14, the Navarre Beach Fire Commission discussed the future of the proposal, which had been tabled since a contentious April meeting.

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you the past few weeks have been hot.

In addition to the typical summer heat, above average temperatures have been seen across Northwest Florida. Across the country, high temperatures have been attributed to a ‘heat dome,’ which is a high-pressure system in the atmosphere which encases heat within the area it is over.