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After resigning from Santa Rosa District Schools last October, Kelly Short, 57, was arrested on larceny charges related to her time as director of the district’s Office of Professional Learning. Short is accused of engaging in financial improprieties, which amounted to her allegedly stealing from the district over a two-year period. The arrest comes amidst a monthslong investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

The Santa Rosa County Soil Conservation Department in partnership with Gulf Coastal Plains Ecosystem Partnership (GCPEP) plan to conduct a prescribed burn of 44 acres within the East Bay River Nature Preserve (Creets Landing) near the end of Crescent Wood Road in Navarre on Wednesday, March 12.

Navarre Garden Club members came together Tuesday, March 4, for a celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary at Holley Navarre Fire District’s Station 45 meeting room. The milestone was marked with cake and a meeting to discuss what’s in store for the rest of 2025.

Three Midway Fire District firefighters recently completed an intensive 40-hour advanced extrication training course held in Orlando.  This course enhanced their skills in life-saving rescue techniques.

There are few places in the world where you can walk through swamps, prairies, beaches, flat woods and a Civil War battlefield. In Florida, you can see this all in a matter of a month, or if you are Deanna Doane, 19 days. At 26 years old, Doane recently completed the fastest supported known time in Florida National Scenic Trail history.

Two developers at the center of accusations surrounding the red clay intrusion into Mulat Bayou have been arrested.

At about 10:25 a.m., March 6, Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station in Pensacola was locked down.

Few students in high school can say they have written a book. Even fewer can say their school carries their book in the school library. Navarre High School junior Brooke Allen is one of those students.

Under the pen name, Rhonni Vantrease, Allen has written and published a book, which was released last month through Barnes & Noble Press.

Navarre Beach has been named one of Coastal Living magazine’s Best Places to Live on the Coast in 2025, recognized for its pristine shoreline, strong community, and commitment to sustainability.

In a show of unity and cooperation, the Santa Rosa County board of commissioners came together without objection or heated discussion to put together an 11-member Land Development Code Task Force.