Sep 19, 2021
Search continues for 9-year-old boy who went missing near Panama City Saturday
The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a 9-year-old boy who went missing while swimming near Panama City, Florida Saturday.
The boy was last seen wearing green shorts.
Sep 19, 2021
Commissioners vote to support governor’s vaccination policy
The Board of County Commissioners voted to support Gov. Ron DeSantis’ stance that COVID-19 vaccinations for government employees should be optional.
District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole told the commissioners that he felt Santa Rosa County should not support mandatory vaccinations for county employees, labeling it as a freedom to choose.
Sep 18, 2021
Last skimmer chick on Navarre Beach can’t fly yet, parents standing by
Motorists traveling along the Navarre Beach Causeway are still being urged to slow to 20 miles per hour to protect nesting birds. But instead of protecting the hundreds of black skimmers that were there this spring and summer, they’re saving one little new life.
Sep 18, 2021
Holley-Navarre Fire District call volume continues to climb
Holley-Navarre Fire District had another busy month with 357 emergency calls, according to Holley-Navarre Fire District’s monthly activity report.
Sep 17, 2021
COVID numbers drop in schools, county
COVID-19 cases continue to drop in local schools with only 627 students out, compared to a school year high of 2,615 on Aug. 27.
Sep 17, 2021
Man who battered sleeping teen sentenced to life in prison
A Milton man has been convicted on charges of supplying a minor with alcohol and then sexually battering the sleeping male victim, according to a press release from the State Attorney’s Office.
Sep 17, 2021
Water quality advisory in place at Navarre, Gulf Breeze parks
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) has issued a water quality advisory for two locations in the county.
Sep 17, 2021
Preserve Navarre establishes PAC to pursue incorporation
On Friday, Sept. 17, members of the Preserve Navarre nonprofit filed appropriate paperwork with the Santa Rosa Supervisor of Elections to establish a political action committee (PAC), according to a press release issued that day.
Sep 17, 2021
Bear cruises by Navarre Press, Dollar General
Bears are typically more active after dark, but in the fall they are frequently more visible during daylight hours as they seek out the 20,000 calories a day needed to see them through the winter. Please report bear sightings to the Northwest Regional Office at 850-265-3676.
Sep 17, 2021
131 tiny turtles get boat ride to new home
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center teamed up with local freediving company, Benthic Ocean Sports to successfully release 131 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings on Tuesday morning, Sept. 14.