News Archive

A 45-year-old Tiger Point man was sent to the hospital after a bear attacked him Thursday morning, May 15.

The attack happened shortly before 2 a.m. in the backyard of the man’s home in the 1500 block of Joseph Circle. During the attack, he was bit in the leg. After deputies responded, the man was sent to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola with a non-life-threatening injury.

Congressman Jimmy Patronis on May 5 warned consumers about a surge in real estate deed scams.

Zoning board members at their last meeting expressed frustrations with the board of county commissioners, as they continue to see their decisions overturned and hear remarks from commissioners questioning their efforts.

The Navarre Garden Club was honored with the prestigious Florida Garden Club of the Year award by the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs this past month.

A recently published archaeological study is shedding new light on the role of domesticated cats in the early days of Colonial America. The remains of the cats at the heart of the article were found on a 1559 shipwreck in Pensacola Bay, dubbed Emmanuel Point II.

Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) has released a statement updating their members on PFAS sampling results and the latest federal requirements of the water system.

A 2022 fuel spill near Navarre Park is at the center of a legal case brought forth by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) against Navarre Boardwalk and Marina, LLC, owned by Navarre local and businessman James Dabney.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced that more law enforcement officers will be able to apprehend illegal, or undocumented, immigrants.

Wednesday, May 7, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Gary Stephen Altieri, 50, after a brief standoff on Morella Street in Navarre. Altieri had reportedly barricaded himself inside a residence.

The Board of County Commissioners recognized and honored service members with a Military Appreciation Month proclamation on May 5.