County considers new tax for sheriff’s office
While trying to reconcile the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office’s budget request with revenue realities, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is considering the possibility of implementing a Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) for law enforcement services.
Fire tax increase tentatively approved
After months of debate, Santa Rosa County commissioners unanimously approved raising the fees that fund the Navarre Beach Fire Department, increasing its annual budget by roughly $232,000.
Raising awareness critical in battle against Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures are stunning enough to drop your jaw.
Hammel turns cycling into one of his passions
Bill Hammel wishes he could be outside riding his bike on this evening in early June.
Wounded Warrior finds purpose in sharing story
Eglin Air Force Base – From where she was seated in the helicopter, Burkel could see they descended below the blast protection walls and remembers wondering why they didn’t land. Then things went ‘sideways.’
A maddening process, a lot of fun and a lot of work
Before social media became the hotbed for finding out anything and everything about someone else’s life, athletes around the nation had no idea who was getting what offer from what school.
Williamson calls for Sanborn’s removal
County Commissioners will vote on whether or not to remove long time Tourism Development Council (TDC) member Jack Sanborn Thursday following accusations that he made threatening remarks on social media.
Mail-in ballots for all, not just absentee voters
Red and blue signs bearing candidate names have started cropping up in front yards across the county. Social media platforms are abuzz with chatter about local and national issues. Election season is fast approaching.
Inmate pleads guilty to bomb, anthrax threats
Santa Rosa Correctional Institution inmate Craig T. Pope, 29, faces a sentence of up to life in prison after he threatened to blow up a Tampa courthouse and deploy a biological weapon.
Navarre pedestrian killed crossing U.S. 98
Friends and love ones are grieving the death of Troy Edward Walter, a 46-year-old from Navarre, who died after stepping into the path of a car while trying to cross U.S. Highway 98. The Florida Highway Patrol says it happened just after midnight Sunday morning.











