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Dec 9, 2021

Commissioners give Navarre Park renovations 43 days for completion

The Board of County Commissioners approved the time extension for the Navarre Bayside Park renovation Dec. 9, making the completion time 215 calendar days.
Dec 9, 2021

Turner House renovations months behind schedule

If all had gone according to plan, the Turner House would have been suitable for occupancy this fall.
Gas prices on rise
Dec 8, 2021

Cheapest fuel found in Fort Walton Beach

Average gasoline prices in Florida dropped four cents during the past week and are expected to continue to fall because of concerns about how the omicron variant of the coronavirus could affect global fuel demand, according to the AAA auto club.
Dec 8, 2021

Breaking News: Three teen girls pass out on Santa Rosa school bus

Two teen girls were taken to the hospital by ambulance late Wednesday afternoon after passing out on a Santa Rosa County School District bus. A third girl, who also passed out, was released to her parents, according to district officials.

One of the girls remained unconscious while being taken to the hospital, according to preliminary information from the scanner.

Dec 8, 2021

Water system to conduct utility easement survey

Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) customers in the Woodmont Estates area of Holley by the Sea (HBTS) were recently notified that HNWS will begin performing utility easement work on their properties.
Dec 8, 2021

Potential apartment development worries residents

Santa Rosa County is steadily growing, and with more people moving to the area, developers are looking for new places to add housing.

Navarre is a particular hot spot, growing by 30% to just over 40,000 people since 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dec 7, 2021
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Healing Paws service dog finds new home, occupation

Knock on the door of Dave and Lynn Piech’s home in Holley by the Sea and you will be greeted loudly. Five lab mixes – all rescues – rush to greet visitors in various stages of youth and exuberance.
Dec 7, 2021

Santa Rosa Superintendent honored for transparency

Dr. Karen Barber, superintendent for Santa Rosa County District Schools, was awarded the CivicCon Government Transparency Award for proactively raising the district’s reporting of COVID-19 to “an unsurpassed level of transparency and detail.”
Dec 4, 2021

11-plus foot tiger shark reeled in off Navarre Beach

A Texas man who comes to the Navarre/Pensacola area twice a year to shark fish reeled in his largest ever Saturday off Navarre Beach.

Marcos Mijango reeled a pregnant female tiger shark early Saturday afternoon and quickly released her. She was 11 to 12 feet in length, he estimated.

Dec 4, 2021
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Fall fishing: Some species have moved offshore, but there are still fish off the pier

Wander out to the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier on just about any day of the year, and you’ll find folks fishing.
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