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At around 11 p.m. last night the man responsible for taking deputies on a high-speed chase and shooting at a car near the Navarre Publix turned himself in. Grayson Zachary Eagan, 29, of Hilltop Drive in Pensacola is in custody in the Santa Rosa County jail and is charged with trafficking amphetamine, fleeing and eluding police, weapon offense, firing a weapon, possession of a weapon, damaging property and aggravated assault with a weapon.

At approximately 9:00 this morning, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an incident where it was reported that an individual in a black BMW had shot at another vehicle at the Publix in Navarre. Deputies shortly located the suspect vehicle, and a high-speed chase ensued. During the vehicle chase, spike strips were deployed without success.

In the absence of Holley Navarre Water System board president and interim CEO Joe Campbell, directors Daryl Lynchard and James Dabney attempted to remove Campbell from his unpaid CEO position. However, director Bill Thiel, who joined the meeting by video conference, had another plan. When confronted with a motion to remove Campbell as interim CEO as part of an ongoing legal issue, Thiel warned the board that without him there is no quorum, and he would disconnect from the meeting if they went forward with the motion.

Thanks to a new tentative agreement, teachers in Santa Rosa County District Schools will see a 5.1% increase in their salaries.

It will apply to the 20222023 school year.

Three new Wi-Fi hotspots have been added in Gulf Breeze’s Shoreline Park South.

The Wi-Fi installation marks the end of an expansion by Mediacom Communications of its community Wi-Fi network in Gulf Breeze. The hotspots were activated this month to provide free Internet access along the new Shoreline Wetlands Trail Boardwalk and areas adjacent to the boat ramps and dog park.

After 2,000 gallons of fuel spilled at property owned by embattled Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) board member James Dabney, he filed a police report

Last Christmas, Navarre had a high of 76 and a low of 59 on Christmas Day. The forecast for this Christmas is a high of 42 and a low of 28. So, what’s the deal? Why is it so cold this year? The short explanation – an extreme cold front is heading south from Canada, bringing cold air our way just in time to make it feel like Christmas.

A Gulf Breeze man has been arrested on a first-degree homicide charge following the fatal shooting of a Navarre man on Friday. Robert Steven Schuster, 37, of Reservation Road in Gulf Breeze, was arrested on Friday at the entrance to Holley by the Sea, according to Jillian Durkin, public information officer for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Plans are in the works for several transportation projects in and around Santa Rosa County, including Navarre.

According to the 2045 Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update, there are 40 projects currently planned with varying degrees of funding. There are 12 projects in Navarre, including a potential new Navarre Bridge and a two-lane Navarre community access road. The access road, if built, will act as an alternative to U.S. Highway 98.