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The Navarre Library, partnered with Santa Rosa County Animal Services, will be the first to participate in “Furry Friend Friday,” a new community outreach event starting Fri., Apr. 26, 2 – 3 p.m. at 8484 James M. Harvell Road in Navarre.

One person was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash that occurred near the entrance of Pensacola State College on Sunday night, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol. A 75-year-old male from Pensacola was seriously injured when a pickup truck, driven by a 55-year-old from Gulf Breeze, crossed the median into the eastbound […]

A century is quite a milestone. For United Way of West Florida, it’s a history they are proud to continue.

United Way of West Florida (UWWF), formerly known as United Way of Escambia County, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024. The nonprofit organization serves Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

In 2022, Apple unveiled the iPhone 14, highlighted by a new feature that detects car crashes and calls for emergency response. While this alert has been heralded for saving lives, it has also prompted unneeded and unsolicited responses from first responders when a notification is sent erroneously.  

The Santa Rosa County Commission plans to hire Brad Baker as its new county administrator on Thursday.

Navarre and the rest of the Emerald Coast may not have swells like the Mavericks off California or Hawaii’s pipeline waves, but it does have a rich history of surfing with famous surfers like Yancy Spencer III having shred Gulf Coast waves.

Drivers in Santa Rosa County will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Sandpaper Publishing announces the addition of Daniel Evans to the team. Evans will serve as the managing editor for three publications, Crestview News Bulletin, Santa Rosa Press Gazette and Navarre Press. While he will be present in all our locations, his home base will be the Milton office on Commerce Rd.

Officials at Hurlburt Field’s 1 SOW are concerned about a mission delay for crisis response because of the heavy traffic on Hwy. 98.

Col. Wood from Hurlburt addressed the board of the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization saying, “We are part of the problem, and we want to be part of the solution (to traffic problems on Hwy 98).”

When the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners doubled the gas tax in 2015, the total gas tax became 12 cents per gallon. But how is the use determined? What can it be spent on?