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There are children’s books based around a variety of holidays such as Christmas, Halloween and Thanksgiving. For Navarre resident Chelsea Perry, seeing these books, along with an incident involving her son’s lost tooth, inspired her to write her own book about a certain folkloric character.

Perry is the author of “The Bristle Whistle,” a new book that spins the age-old tale of the Tooth Fairy in a new direction.

At a special meeting Monday, the Milton City Council unanimously approved a plan that could bring the city a college to call its own.

Congressman Matt Gaetz will host the annual 2023 Service Academy Night on Monday, May 1, at 6:30p.m. CT, at Pace High School. Rep. Gaetz, along with representatives from the U.S. Service Academies, will inform students and families on the process of applying for a Congressional Nomination and entry to the Service Academies.  Details for tonight’s events […]

Buddy Page, on behalf of FNBT bank, appeared before the county commissioners Thursday on the zoning change request at 9200 Navarre Parkway.

The Daybreak Market/76 gas station at the intersection of Santa Rosa Drive and U.S. Highway 90, just west of East Spencer Field Road, is selling regular gas for $1.76 per gallon until 5 p.m. today. Mark Contos, vice president of the Daybreak Market company, said the store has 31,000 gallons available for the grand-opening special.

On the evening of Tuesday, April 25, a 7-year-old child fell from the second story window of a house on Majestic Boulevard in Navarre.

Holley Navarre Fire District firefighters with Fire Engine 41 responded to the call and were first to arrive on scene. The child was on trauma alert and needed immediate care. Luckily for the child’s family, Engine 41 is now equipped with Advanced Life Support.

Winn-Dixie grocery stores throughout Northwest Florida is offering shoppers $20 in free groceries to shoppers who get vaccinated at one of their stores.
Southeastern Grocers Inc., parent company of Winn-Dixie and Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket, is offering $20 in free groceries as vaccine incentives in all in-store pharmacies to further encourage customers and their families to get up to date on routine vaccinations.

The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday voted without objection to go ahead with a complete restoration of Navarre Beach this year and to pay for the county’s share of the project’s cost using tourist development tax revenues.

The national retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and will close all remaining stores nationwide.

Discussion of U.S. Highway 98 traffic challenges dominated an unofficial advisory group’s meeting Saturday, April 22, at the Navarre Visitor’s Center.