News Archive

After a cold front moves through the area this weekend, some wintery precipitation is very likely Tuesday in Northwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile. Saturday is projected to be the warmest day we’ve had in a while with highs close to 70, followed by cold precipitation on Tuesday. Whether that will be snow, freezing rain or sleet all depends on the vertical temperature profile and how far away from the warm Gulf of Mexico you are.

The sound side restrooms at the Navarre Beach Marine Park are closed starting Saturday, Jan. 18 due to incoming severe cold weather.

Centers of controversy for years, two homes on Avenida De Sol which were prone to flooding are no more.

Purchased by Santa Rosa County in late Summer 2024 from their homeowners, the houses at 2252 and 2260 Avenida De Sol were torn down Jan. 14 and 15.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 16 named Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of state.

The term ‘made with love’ is all too often a cliché, but for one Navarre Beach teenager, it’s a term she embraces in full.

The Navarre Beach Restoration Project continues to make steady progress along the beach. The project began on Monday, Dec. 23 on the west end of Navarre Beach. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by the weekend and Phase 2 is already complete. Restoration is expected to begin within Phase 3 of the project by late this week, from Beach Access #39A west to Beach Access #38B.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. – “Is there a doctor on board?”

Sitting in his aisle seat toward the back of a commercial flight, Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler saw the flight attendants scrambling for help.

Hurlburt Field – Active-duty personnel, local veterans and members of the public gathered Dec. 14, 2024, at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the annual Wreaths Across America Placement Ceremony.

On Jan. 9 at the Santa Rosa County Legislative Delegation meeting, Rep. Alex Andrade and Sen. Don Gaetz discussed the funding of various projects. The state has worked with a surplus in its budget over the past few years, but now Florida is trending toward a deficit of more than $6 billion.

The public is invited to join Santa Rosa County for a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, to celebrate the opening of the new pickleball courts at Lenny James Tolbert Memorial Park (formerly Holley Ball Park), 3124 Bob Tolbert Rd. in Navarre.