Mar 14, 2019
Commissioners hesitant on Navarre incorporation referendum
A political action committee (PAC) is seeking to revive an effort to incorporate Navarre into a city, but they have some work to do before the county commissioners will entertain a ballot initiative necessary for the idea to move forward.
Mar 14, 2019
LOST: Are we getting what we paid for?
County commissioners plan to ask voters to raise the local option sales tax (LOST) in an August special election. This would extend and expand an existing half-cent LOST approved by voters in 2016.
Mar 14, 2019
Lighthouse launches new Academic Institute
Lighthouse Private Christian Academy announced the addition of the Lighthouse Academic Institute (LAI) to its growing academic campuses.
Mar 14, 2019
Water system working on effluent deadline
Holley Navarre Water System will hit the critical limit for effluent disposal on Nov. 25, 2025.
Mar 14, 2019
Foster parent arrested for child pornography
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents took a Fort Walton foster parent into custody March 7 for having alleged videos of child pornography on his computer.
Mar 14, 2019
Child hospitalized in Milton abuse case
Santa Rosa sheriff’s deputies arrested Milton resident Benjamin Donahue, 29, March 1 after a 9-year-old was hospitalized after being beaten with a bamboo stick.
Mar 14, 2019
Fight at Navarre party leads to battery arrest
A Navarre man is facing felony battery charges for allegedly choking and beating a man during a party on Calle De Castelar. Cody Bijarro, 22, was arrested March 3.
Mar 14, 2019
County to collect bed tax on Airbnb rentals
An amendment to the collection agreement between Santa Rosa County and Airbnb and the cleanup of an abandoned truck stop on Highway 87 were among the topics discussed by county commissioners Monday.
Mar 7, 2019
Looking ahead to start of spring turkey hunting season
Spring turkey hunting season begins in less than two weeks, and this will be the last one in which the shooting hours won’t be extended.
Mar 7, 2019
Navarre man charged with child sexual assault
A Navarre man was arrested Feb. 25 for an alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old in 2017.













