Jul 23, 2021
Vote on commissioner cell phone policy imminent
The county commissioners plan to give their undivided attention to the citizens and their governmental duty with a vote on restricting personal device use of anyone on the dais during public meetings.
Jul 22, 2021
Commissioners start discussions on replacing county administrator
After receiving a written resignation less than 10 days ago, the Board of County Commissioners began discussing how to replace Dan Schebler’s role of County Administrator.
Jul 22, 2021
Seashore conducting lionfish research
Gulf Islands National Seashore will be conducting conduct lionfish research in the water west of the Fort Pickens fishing pier this year. The most recent survey was July 22.
Jul 22, 2021
Stranding team searches for whale spotted Tuesday
An animal suspected of being in the whale family was reported off Pensacola Beach Tuesday.
Jul 22, 2021
Local COVID caseload on the rise
COVID-19 positivity rates are rising in Santa Rosa County, a trend that is also being seen statewide. As of July 9, 43% of county residents had been vaccinated, which ranks it 39th out of the state’s 67 counties.
Jul 22, 2021
Navarre Press continues winning streak
Like Tom Brady moving from the AFC to the NFC and still finding a way to win the Super Bowl, the Navarre Press moved into a higher division at the Florida Press Association Weekly Newspaper Contest and didn’t miss a beat.
Jul 21, 2021
State cleans ditches ‘packed full of water’ along Highway 98
Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation spent two days cleaning excess vegetation out of the ditch running along the north side of U.S. Highway 98 in an area that has been flooding recently.
Jul 21, 2021
County administrator Dan Schebler steps down after weeks of ‘false criticism and attacks’
Just after 9 p.m. July 13, near the midway point of a Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners meeting that would last more than eight hours, an email went out.
Jul 21, 2021
County employee terminated for repeated racial slurs
After the use of racial slurs on multiple occasions within 15 months, a county employee has been fired.
Jul 21, 2021
Suspect sought in Pace Publix robbery
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a robbery at the Publix grocery store at 4739 Highway 90 in Pace on Tuesday evening.