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The Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors heard an update to a commercial capacity review for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice at the board’s Aug. 19 meeting.
Per the board, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee Tom Kennedy will have to pay the $9,107.40 capacity fee his business faces for water and sewer usage. The fee is a one-time thing, HNWS staff said.
Just a few years ago, Northwest Florida was ground zero for Florida’s opioid crisis. Now, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, drug overdoses and deaths have seen a sharp decrease.
This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2025-26 school year.
Alligator hunting season in Florida began Aug. 15 at midnight. Within just a few hours, what will likely be one of the biggest gators of the season was caught on the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County.
Santa Rosa County residents Chase Salter, Scott Miller and Seth Brayton were the men behind the haul.
On July 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a report of a deceased bear found on Lovewood Drive in Navarre in Santa Rosa County. The bear had been killed by a gunshot wound to its side.
It isn’t every day you turn 101 years old.
Mrs. Thelma Taylor, a resident at the Beacon assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze, did just that Wednesday, Aug. 20, surrounded by family, friends and Beacon staff.
This July, state officials, hunters and curious citizens made their way to the Florida Ever-glades to remove invasive pythons from the region.
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, in its 12th year, took place over 10 days and tasked par-ticipants with removing as many members of the invasive species as they could. Winners were determined by how many pythons were removed and their size.
Levin Papantonio Law Firm, based in Pensacola, has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Rosa County School Board, alleging the district’s negligence directly led to the assault of a minor students in the boys’ locker room at Gulf Breeze High School.
The assault occurred March 14, 2024. For the purposes of protecting the victim’s identity, they refer to her as S.A.C.
