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Record high gas prices could cost Santa Rosa County eight deputies, Sheriff Bob Johnson told the county commission last week.

Santa Rosa County is in the early stages of setting its Fiscal Year 2023 budget, but three things are clear: Commissioners plan significant investment in infrastructure projects and support improving workforce retention.

And they will not cut the millage rate.

The Fourth of July is almost here and there is no shortage of area events going on to celebrate the holiday, including fireworks on Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach on Monday. Riverfest in Milton is also taking place that day.

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will once again host the annual Pensacola Beach Air Show, with viewing opportunities July 6-9. The elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels, our hometown heroes, will headline all events which culminate on Friday, July 8, with a full, dress rehearsal and Saturday, July 9, with the official Air Show. In addition to the Blue Angels, there will be a host of world-class military, aerobatic and stunt plane performers, as well as interactive exhibits, military recruitment stations and all types of vendors on the ground.

“We are so excited to be able to host our hometown heroes on our beautiful beach,” said Leigh Davis, Executive Director of the SRIA. “It’s an awe-inspiring tradition that locals and tourists alike get to enjoy every summer bearing witness to the breathtaking display by the United States Navy’s finest.”

Holley-Navarre Water System is planning to build a pump station and elevated water tank on property it will lease from Elevate Navarre at the intersection of State Road 87 and U.S. Highway 98, engineer Phil Phillips said Tuesday at the water board’s meeting at the Club at Hidden Creek.

Washington – The Supreme Court on Friday ended constitutional protections for abortion that had stood in America for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The ruling, unthinkable just a few years […]

Santa Rosa County began construction on Edgewood Drive on Wed., June 22 after months of planning.

According to the County, the Edgewood Drive Construction project includes a new sidewalk and bike lanes along the full length of Edgewood Drive, a new right turn lane at Highway 98, clearing and cleaning existing ditches, and the replacement of drainage culverts. Edgewood Drive will also be resurfaced as part of the project.

Navarre Beach has been included in the Reader’s Digest article, “35 Best 4th of July Weekend Vacations,” as the “Best for an under-the-radar gem.” This comes just one year after being named one of the best beaches in the country (listed 12th out of 25 locations).

It’s time to update Santa Rosa County’s economic development strategic plan, Shannon Ogletree told county commissioners Monday.

After years of complaints concerning toll prices, it was announced that tolls on Garcon Point Bridge would finally be lowered thanks to a transfer of ownership to the state of Florida.