Move It makes $20 million investment in south Santa Rosa
Over the course of a little more than a year, Dallas-based storage mini-warehouse company Move It Self Storage LP has secured four of the existing storage companies in south Santa Rosa County.
HBTS keeps watch over wetland developments
Wetlands throughout the Navarre area have unique protections through both state and federal agencies, but these agencies do not get boots-on-the-ground at every building site.
County takes stand against 98 flyover
County commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 24 to inform state officials they oppose construction of a flyover on U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre.
District 4 plan draws mixed reviews
Outright adoption or even acceptance of the District 4 Master Plan was more than the Santa Rosa County commissioners could swallow Jan. 24.
Wildlife initiative takes aim at minimizing impact of development in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is in a race against time, trying to get ahead of the game in preserving land, wildlife and water for future generations.
Lease fee delinquencies abound
Four years after county commissioners agreed to cap the annual lease fees on Navarre Beach residential property at $250 a year, about 130 leaseholder accounts are still overdue with total delinquencies of $216,819.
Gulf Breeze moving past mayor’s resignation
Following the abrupt resignation of Mayor David Landfair last week in a texting scandal, former City Council member Renee Bookout has emerged as the favorite to fill the volunteer panel’s fifth seat as Mayor Pro Tem Cherry Fitch moves up.
New water utility directors take control
The four new board members at Holley Navarre Water System wasted no time asserting themselves Tuesday in their first public meeting.
FDOT backs flyover as best Highway 98 option
More than 360 people crowded into the Days Inn and Suites Navarre Conference Center Jan. 15 to view and comment on plans to widen U.S. Highway 98 and put a flyover through Navarre.
Alabama man assaults Okaloosa commissioner
Okaloosa County Commissioner and immediate past chairman Graham Fountain was injured last Saturday evening in Crestview while trying to assist a young woman who was being beaten by a male assailant.











