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The contractor working on the renovation of Navarre Park has been granted 27 additional rain days to finish the project, which began a little more than a year ago. In addition to the weather, the completion was also challenged by issues with supplies for the splash pad.

While 2021 is quickly winding down, scams targeting the public continue to cause trouble. Consumers should watch out for any fraudulent schemes aimed at swiping their cash and stealing personal information. Better Business Bureau (BBB) has a Naughty List with the top 12 scams of Christmas that are most likely to catch consumers and donors off guard during this season.

The Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to change the meeting schedule and times for the 2022 meeting calendar with little discussion.

District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole officially nominated District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright for the honorary commander title during the Nov. 9 commission meeting as a part of the 2022-2023 Team Hurlburt Honorary Commander Program.

The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) and the Small County Coalition created the ACCESS 67 program to help expand internet services to under-served areas in Florida in conjunction with small Florida counties.

A listing for real estate available at Elevate Navarre shows another official sale.

According to commercialexhange.com and the Santa Rosa Clerk of Courts, Outparcel No. 2 has been sold to Navarre Wings Eats, LLC. Buffalo Wild Wings’ logo has been added to the map for the site.

According to a press release from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a bomb threat at the Pen Air Federal Credit Union located at 4586 Highway 90 in Pace just after 9 a.m. Authorities were advised there was an individual at the bank claiming to have a bomb.

Midway firefighters were called to 1472 Tiger Park Lane Wednesday morning after multiple callers notified 911 that a car had driven into a building there.

Nearly 80 years have passed since Mike Swierc vaulted over the side of a ship hundreds of yards off Utah Beach during the first wave of the D-Day invasion.

But for Swierc, a 100-year-old Coast Guard veteran, the memories of those fateful days and nights have not faded from his mind.

Circuit Judge Gary Bergosh was recently selected by the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association to be honored at the statewide inaugural The Florida Patriot: Honoring Legal Leader Veterans virtual event Nov. 8.