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Santa Rosa County, with help from partnering hospitals, has administered more than 11,000 COVID-19 vaccinations so far this month.

“We have another 8,000 on the waitlist still waiting for their first vaccine,” said Brandi Bates, public information officer for the county. “We’re at the mercy of the state as to when they send these to us.”

Recreational harvest of spotted seatrout is set to close Feb. 1 in the Western Panhandle, which stretches from Escambia County through portions of Gulf County.

Brien Carter and his family are headed out the door on a Saturday morning in early October.

They plan to grab breakfast at a local restaurant before making the all-too familiar 45-minute trip over to Sacred Heart in Pensacola.

A girlfriend and boyfriend from Jay have been arrested for a case involving “probably the youngest victim of sexual battery” that Sheriff Bob Johnson has seen in his 38 years of law enforcement.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners walk a razor’s edge when it comes to impact fees.

On one side loom growing infrastructure needs as the population continues to climb.

While county commissioners have denied past accusations of voting based on campaign contributions, citizens have expressed concern that was exactly what happened in connection with repeal of protections for south Santa Rosa’s water supply.

It started on Facebook in December and found its way to a Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting as an item raised during the public forum.

Name the Navarre Beach bridge after Donald J. Trump, a group of citizens suggested. Secure his legacy in a county that overwhelmingly supported him in the November election.

A girlfriend and boyfriend from Jay have been arrested for a case involving “probably the youngest victim of sexual battery” that Sheriff Bob Johnson has seen in his 38 years of law enforcement.

4:30 p.m. Tuesday: Due to a shipment of vaccine not arriving, the vaccinations at the Milton Community Center, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, are canceled.

A blanket quarantine has likely put an end to the regular season for Navarre’s boys soccer team.

One player has tested positive for COVID-19 and the others on the team are in quarantine.