Jun 8, 2021
Young child slips out of sight in the Santa Rosa Sound at local water park
A 5-year-old boy visiting from Kentucky with his family died Saturday after apparently slipping from a play structure in the Santa Rosa Sound and drowning.
Jun 8, 2021
Ronny’s Car Wash construction underway again
Another car wash is coming to Navarre and after a year of the project mostly remaining idle, construction started up again last week.
Jun 7, 2021
Calkins’ county page still ‘under construction’ six months after election
Santa Rosa County District 3 Commissioner James Calkins has a surprise for his webpage on the Board of County Commissioners’ website.
Calkins is the only commissioner whose page is “under construction.” Calkins and District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright were both elected in the same 2020 cycle, but Wright has a complete biographical information page.
Jun 7, 2021
Solution proposed for clogged Navarre Beach access parking
After bed tax numbers in April nearly doubled those in 2018-2019, parking lots along Gulf Boulevard are at a premium.
“We are at capacity right now on Navarre Beach,” Tourist Development Director Julie White said. “So, this destination is doing extremely well.”
Jun 5, 2021
Navarre High’s resilient seniors celebrate graduation
The seniors in the Navarre High School class of 2021 turned their tassels, tossed their caps into the air and got the celebration rolling Saturday night inside the Pensacola Bay Center.
Jun 4, 2021
Navy set to sample drinking water wells
The United States Navy is planning to sample drinking water wells near Naval Air Station Whiting Field’s Outlying Landing Fields in Florida and Alabama this month.
Jun 4, 2021
Need a cup of coffee? It’s free on Fridays at area Tom Thumb’s
Tom Thumb, is kicking off summer with free coffee Fridays during the month of June. Beginning June 4 and ending June 25, customers will receive any sized coffee – hot or iced – for free, with no purchase necessary. The coffee giveaway is taking place at all Tom Thumb locations with a limit of one coffee per customer.
Jun 4, 2021
Aviation projects met with overwhelming support
The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners approved several aviation-related items and development projects within the county at a regular commission meeting on May 25.
Jun 3, 2021
Development coming to State Highway 87 sooner rather than later
A parcel along U.S. Highway 87 at its intersection with Hickory Hammock Road got the go ahead for rezoning from rural residential agriculture to highway commercial development at the May 27 Board of County Commissioners Special Rezoning Meeting.
Jun 2, 2021
Three arrested, two warrants issued after May 15 pub brawl
Approximately ten individuals were involved in a brawl at Stripes Pub and Grill May 15. Knives were flashed, punches were thrown and faces were kicked. One man held a knife eye level to another man’s face and told him, “I’m going to cut your hair off.”