News Archive

Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) has stepped up to take on a large case in the community that involves over 50 medium-sized unsocialized dogs. Over the last week, SRCAS has been working with a homeowner in the community to trap as many dogs as possible to receive a health check, spay/neuter and updated shots.

There will be a new sheriff – er, code enforcement officer – on Navarre Beach this summer.

At approximately 10:40 p.m. on May 25, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue (NBFR) was dispatched to the boat ramp near Juana’s for three boaters in distress, with one person in the water.

Over the past few months, the Holley Navarre Water System has been trying to take the Eglin RIBS Project from an idea to reality.

The Eglin RIBS Project, also known as the Eglin Reuse Project, aims to use sites on Eglin property to get rid of treated wastewater, or effluent, and further filter it through natural processes.

The Department of Health is monitoring the current infant formula shortage and takes this life-threatening issue very seriously, according to a press release from Florida Health – Okaloosa County.

On May 12, 2022, State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf regarding the formula shortages affecting some of Florida’s most vulnerable populations.

Vice President of Emerald Coast Exceptional Families (ECEF) Angela Nandin was named the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)’s 2021 Spouse of the Year and received the Joan Orr Award.

Nandin was recognized at the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Commerce and Coffee at St. Sylvester Catholic Church May 20.

Heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding, particularly of low lying and urban areas, is possible beginning today, Wed., May 25, through the evening of Thurs., May 26 along with a tornado threat through Thursday morning, according to the US National Weather Service in Mobile.

There is also a high risk of rip currents along Navarre Beach through Friday night. Santa Rosa County Emergency Management officials are encouraging residents to monitor local weather reports and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings, especially overnight.

The Board of County Commissioners further discussed possible changes coming to Navarre Beach at their May 23 meeting, including a code enforcement officer and the run, walk and race policy.

In early April, the Tourist Development Council (TDC) discussed bringing in a code enforcement officer specifically for Navarre Beach.

On May 10, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Dave Piech held his monthly town hall over Zoom.

Piech discussed the various developments in the area and where they are all at as of May.

Holley-Navarre Water customers will face higher bills when they refill their pools this summer, after the Holley-Navarre Water Board did away with a yard-meter policy that gave residents a credit on their sewer bill.