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A precautionary boil water notice has been made for parts of Holley Navarre Water System’s franchise area.

Grady Tolbert Road in the Holley area is closed between Rose Street and Chase Street for a water line repair. The road is expected to reopen by tomorrow morning, Friday, Aug. 29, if not sooner. Residents who live within the closed area will still have access to leave and return to their homes.

Santa Rosa County is looking for input from citizens about the proposed Navarre Commu-nity Access Road, which is in the latter stages of a Project Development and Environment Study. The access road, a proposed alternative route to Highway 98, will weave through Navarre from Panhandle Trail to Edgewood Drive with a mix of new road construction and expanding neighborhood roads.

Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and U S. Senator Doug Jones will be in Pensacola Friday, Sept. 19, as the featured guest speaker at a community event.

Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September with the Santa Rosa County Library System. There’s more than meets the eye at your library. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, find valuable information, or connect with fellow avid readers, a library card unlocks a world of possibilities.

The Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors heard an update to a commercial capacity review for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice at the board’s Aug. 19 meeting.

Per the board, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee Tom Kennedy will have to pay the $9,107.40 capacity fee his business faces for water and sewer usage. The fee is a one-time thing, HNWS staff said.

Just a few years ago, Northwest Florida was ground zero for Florida’s opioid crisis. Now, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, drug overdoses and deaths have seen a sharp decrease.

This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2025-26 school year.

Alligator hunting season in Florida began Aug. 15 at midnight. Within just a few hours, what will likely be one of the biggest gators of the season was caught on the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County.

Santa Rosa County residents Chase Salter, Scott Miller and Seth Brayton were the men behind the haul.

On July 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a report of a deceased bear found on Lovewood Drive in Navarre in Santa Rosa County. The bear had been killed by a gunshot wound to its side.