Jason English knows the importance of early detection, whether related to fraud against Santa Rosa County or his personal health.
In 2016, English developed breast cancer, a rarity in men. He has since beaten it but wants both men and women to know their risks.
A lawsuit filed against the Santa Rosa County School Board continues to move forward during a time when citizens have expressed discontent over arrests of several school district teachers and other employees.
The Santa Rosa County Commission’s vote to purchase late former Commissioner Jim Williamson’s 40-acre Berryhill property land for $2.7 million grew tense at their latest Oct. 9 meeting. Confusion and requests to table the vote led to a disagreement between Commissioner Colten Wright and Commissioner Rhett Rowell before the motion ultimately passed.
A controversial public hearing at the Santa Rosa County Commission’s Oct. 9 meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd that filled the boardroom. The key agenda item up for debate focused on adoption of an ordinance for connecting septic tanks and systems to central sewage systems.
Jennifer Schmitt is the new principal of Navarre High School.
The current Navarre High assistant principal will take over as head of the school Jan. 5, 2026, when Kasie Windfelder leaves for the same position at Soundside High School.
The Santa Rosa County School Board approved the sale of surplus land in Gulf Breeze.
The land is part of a board-owned property north of the Gulf Breeze Elementary School bus ramp and playground area.
