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Alligator hunting season begins in August and runs through November.

High schools could be pulling double duty with one set of students in the first half of the day and a second school’s worth in the afternoon said district Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick during a joint meeting of the school board and county commission May 15.

For years, youth smoking had been in decline. Then e-cigarette devices hit the market, resulting in a spike in youth tobacco use.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue will be on the special election ballot in August seeking to become a special fire district. The issue was brought before the Board of County Commissioners Monday.

A 74-year-old Navarre woman was killed May 15 after her car collided with an ambulance along East Bay Boulevard.

Concerns about former Milton Mayor Guy Thompson’s guilty plea on charges of looting the United Way of Santa Rosa County may prompt an in-depth audit aimed at uncovering whether financial fraud occurred within the city government he ran for 20 years.

Texting while driving will become a primary traffic offense July 1 after Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 107: Wireless Communications While Driving. Additionally, the bill says that a person may not use a handheld wireless communications device while driving in a designated sensitive area such as a school crossing, school zone or work area while workers are present or operating equipment.

The deadline for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign or veto bills in 2019 has passed, and the results have left the Santa Rosa County School District with more freedom than they previously had.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue announced Friday it will be able to purchase a new piece of lifesaving equipment thanks to a grant from the Florida Department of Health.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking in a different direction after funding for the BearWise program was cut out of the new state budget for the fiscal year that begins in July.