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State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman wants a non-binding referendum on the ballot in November regarding Navarre incorporation. Rudman, who spoke during public forum at the July 8 meeting, said there are numerous ways for the pro-incorporation group, Preserve Navarre, to take a straw poll. However, he believes doing it on an official ballot is the fairest way to both sides.

Rainy weather couldn’t stop the kickoff to Operation Dry Water at U.S. Coast Guard Station Destin on Wednesday, July 3. Operation Dry Water, started in 2009, is a national initiative to increase awareness and enforce Boating Under the Influence laws. Each Fourth of July weekend, a heightened enforcement campaign is held. The goal of Operation Dry Water is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related boating incidents and fatalities.

Gabriel Hastings could feel the pressure starting to build as he took aim at claiming the title that eluded him one year earlier.

Eight people, including six children, were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital after a wreck in Escambia County on Sunday.

Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman plans to address the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners on Monday about Navarre’s incorporation.

On the heels of new research investigating a variety of technologies to further reduce the 0.1% of global carbon emissions from recreational boating, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced recently a first-ever pilot program allowing for the use of sustainable marine fuels. The pilot program, taking place at St. Andrews Marina in Panama City, makes new high-performance, 93-octane, ethanol-free premium gasoline available to boaters for the first time at a local marina.

One person from Navarre was arrested as part of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) sting that resulted in 19 drug trafficking arrests from an operation in Fort Walton Beach.

Search and rescue can be difficult, especially if the person you are trying to locate is lost in the woods and can’t be identified at a specific address.

An explosion, heard from more than 20 miles away, rocked and decimated the walls of the barracks near King Abdulaziz Air Base as frantic screams of terror pour out of the building. 

The National EMS Memorial Service, the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride and Lifeguard Ambulance Service invite residents of Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties to attend the Navarre Beach stop of the National EMS Memorial Service and Weekend of Honor Moving Honors procession, Sunday, July 14 at 9 a.m.