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Santa Rosa County has been without a county administrator in the office for more than a month.

Small-business owners in the Shoppes of Navarre plaza had an unwanted surprise when they went to open their doors Dec. 10.

Navarre High School boys basketball coach Taf Bentley is currently under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

Hurricane Nate closed the Fort Pickens area for more than a month.

Eglin Air Force Base – On Halloween, screams and howls are a common occurrence that comes with the holiday.  For one 96th Security Forces Squadron Airman, the screams he heard this Halloween were real.  Those howls spurred him into heroic action to help a severely injured victim.

When I moved to Navarre, I was amazed to hear how popular and wide-ranging youth sports are in this area. Having young kids, I had not yet been exposed to the sports mom life. Here, our children play sports year-round. Often, that’s the same sport throughout the year. It requires a lot of time, travel, money and more.

Sometimes it’s hard to understand something just because you’re not familiar with it. When we moved here I was slightly annoyed that there was no one for my young kids to play outside with because they were all somewhere else playing “organized sports.” At 4 years old. I make fun of the word organized because if you’ve ever seen 4 year olds play soccer you know it’s about as organized as herding cats.

Rob Williamson’s tumultuous tenure as the County Commission’s representative on the Tourist Development Council is almost over, despite his behind-the-scenes politicking to keep the high-profile job.

Contrary to public comments by Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser last week, the Santa Rosa School District isn’t in negotiations with the City of Gulf Breeze to buy a portion of its Tiger Point Golf Club.

Emerald Coast Warrior Run has been approved for a $15,000 Tourism Development Event Marketing Grant to bring a 5k obstacle course run to the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds in April.