News Archive

A 5.59-acre vacant commercial lot on Highway 98 may not be vacant for much longer.

Spring Break is here!

Schools and universities are letting out intermittently throughout the next month and a half, which means more visitors to northwest Florida beaches. Although Navarre Beach doesn’t have the same reputation for Spring Break as a Destin or Panama City Beach, it attracts plenty of tourists, nonetheless.

In February, news of a 7-year-old girl’s death following a sand collapse in South Florida sparked concerns over safety on beaches across the state.

Spring has arrived and wildlife is becoming more active, including our state’s black bears. With this increase in activity, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing ways to be BearWise® to help prevent conflicts between people and bears.

Air Commandos gathered with friends and family to honor the crew of JOCKEY-14 during the 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2024.

Florida’s U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott introduced legislation to help place Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) on a list of estuaries of ‘national significance.’ The legislation, which promises to help bring more resources to the northwest Florida estuary, passed the Senate by a unanimous roll call vote on March 12.

The 96th Security Forces Squadron is increasing patrols at the Santa Rosa Island Closed Test Area and will cite trespassers to keep them out of Federal property.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that bat maternity season, the time when most of our state’s native and beneficial bats give birth and raise their young, starts on April 16. Now is the time for property owners to check homes and other buildings for roosting bats before bat maternity season begins.

Owners of The Twist Custom Ice Cream, which has called Navarre home for 22 years, are requesting two variances from Santa Rosa County Development Services. The variances are for an increase in allowable wall signage and the reduction of the setback of their property from 50 feet to five feet to accommodate a previously built structure.

March 27, 2024, marked the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Cassie Carli, 37, a Navarre woman who was exchanging custody of her daughter with her daughter’s father at the time she disappeared. The incident became a national news story and led to the passing of legislation to address custody exchange safety.