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New Interim County Administrator DeVann Cook sent an email to staff Aug. 30 setting the tone for his administration and telling them what he expects.

A system of low-pressure in the Gulf of Mexico, referred to as “Invest 91L”, is expected to bring rain and dangerous surf conditions to the area on its way across the Big Bend of Florida.

The “Boating for the Badge – Never Forget” parade scheduled for 9-11 has been postponed until Memorial Day weekend, according to a social media post from organizer Tom Petska.

Among those helping Louisiana recover from Hurricane Ida are 10 Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies, who left the county Friday, Sept. 3.

The Santa Rosa County School District’s daily COVID-19 summary report shows that Navarre High School leads the district in positive cases as well as exposure absences, as the entire county trends downward in overall numbers.

When the shell of an old Jet Ski washed up on Navarre Beach right after Hurricane Ida, a mini ecosystem washed up inside of it. Submitted photo

Santa Rosa County staff turnover has more than doubled compared to data from 2019 and 2020. And employees resigning in 2021 include a handful of high-level county employees, including the county administrator, the assistant county administrator, the public information officer and the head of the grants department.

Sept. 11 will not be forgotten in Navarre. At 8 a.m. on the 20th anniversary, firefighters will gather wearing 80 pounds of gear and climb 110 flights of stairs at Summerwinds Resort.

Tunes by the Dunes, a popular weekly free summer concert series on Navarre Beach during the summer months, may have a new location next year.

An update on how two big summer events fared on Navarre Beach led to a lengthy conversation at Thursday’s Tourist Development Council meeting about “disgusting” bathrooms.