News Archive

Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Navarre Young Professionals group recently visited the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. By all accounts, it was a hoot (pun intended).

Nine years ago, Sweet Pea, the beloved resident sea turtle at Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Con-servation Center, was rescued and began her journey from severely injured animal to local conservation icon.

The residents of Holley-Navarre Fire District can expect a general increase in their fire assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, 2025, and runs until Sept. 30, 2026.

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced-labor and money-laundering con-spiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Florida, Texas and Missouri. The two defendants, David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, were arrested today in North Carolina and Florida in a nationwide takedown of their forced-labor organization.

A precautionary boil water notice has been made for parts of Holley Navarre Water System’s franchise area.

Grady Tolbert Road in the Holley area is closed between Rose Street and Chase Street for a water line repair. The road is expected to reopen by tomorrow morning, Friday, Aug. 29, if not sooner. Residents who live within the closed area will still have access to leave and return to their homes.

Santa Rosa County is looking for input from citizens about the proposed Navarre Commu-nity Access Road, which is in the latter stages of a Project Development and Environment Study. The access road, a proposed alternative route to Highway 98, will weave through Navarre from Panhandle Trail to Edgewood Drive with a mix of new road construction and expanding neighborhood roads.

Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and U S. Senator Doug Jones will be in Pensacola Friday, Sept. 19, as the featured guest speaker at a community event.

Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September with the Santa Rosa County Library System. There’s more than meets the eye at your library. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, find valuable information, or connect with fellow avid readers, a library card unlocks a world of possibilities.

The Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors heard an update to a commercial capacity review for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice at the board’s Aug. 19 meeting.

Per the board, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee Tom Kennedy will have to pay the $9,107.40 capacity fee his business faces for water and sewer usage. The fee is a one-time thing, HNWS staff said.