News Archive

More than a dozen members attended the Holley Navarre Water System’s monthly meeting June 15, with many asking for more transparency from the board.

Gone are the signs indicating a merge to one lane that slowed traffic to a crawl at times going across the Pensacola Bay Bridge over the last three weeks.

Despite weather and rough seas that almost sent them home early, a shark fishing guide and his Texas clients hauled in a 9-foot, 2-inch bull shark late Tuesday night.

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.

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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.