News Archive

The drawn out, hotly debated discussion of creating a new Santa Rosa County land development code (LDC) is trudging forward.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Danny Fureigh has no way of predicting the number of days this year when green flags will fly on local beaches. But he knows the number will be low – very low.

A 43-year-old Navarre man faces multiple felony charges after beating his girlfriend, threatening her with a machete and keeping her phone so she couldn’t call for help.

Holidu, the search engine for vacation rentals, has released a list of the top must-visit beaches in Florida this summer. Not surprisingly, Navarre was on this list.

All of the top beaches were located along the Gulf of Mexico, with five of Florida’s state parks making the list, too.

Here are the top 10:

On April 29, 2021, a complaint was received by the human resources department from a county employee in reference to an improper business relationship between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee. To investigate this allegation, the county utilized an independent third party. Santa Rosa County has received the report from the independent investigator, which found no evidence of improper dealings between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee.

After three years of service, Assistant County Administrator Mark Murray will resign from his position with Santa Rosa County.

After months of meetings and paperwork, the prospective Wynnehaven Plaza is one step closer to breaking ground.

The developers continue working with the county to provide the necessary documentation to ensure that all facets of the building process do not deviate from the land development code.

The Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore will remain closed through Thursday, June 24, for severe weather recovery operations.

The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office and A HOPE held a Puttin Fore Paws charity golf tournament June 18 at the Club at Hidden Creek to raise money for a new spay/neuter clinic.

In a county that grew by more than 5,000 residents, the total crime index for Santa Rosa decreased by just over 8%, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2020 Annual Uniform Crime Report.