News Archive

Throughout this summer, the website has been undergoing updates as the district is looking to be more efficient and transparent. In late April, the district discovered it was in a financial crisis.

According to NBFRD Chief Jonathan Kanzigg, the district had been experiencing a negative trend in its finances for several years and currently, it meets the criteria for a financial emergency. Kanzigg became chief earlier this summer.

The district has since secured a $300,000 line of credit from a bank to cover expenses through the end of the fiscal year, increased fire assessment rates for the upcoming fiscal year and explored cost-saving measures such as limiting official travel and cutting service contracts.

SpringHill Suites Navarre Oceanfront/Peregrine Hospitality was recognized for its front of the house hospitality work at an awards banquet Sept. 16.

Hurlburt Field is scheduled to conduct an emergency response exercise Sep. 22-23, 2026, to test the base’s readiness capabilities. The local community may notice increased law enforcement and first responder activities on and around base.

During September and October, a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the first Spanish settlement in the New World will shine a light on Pensacola’s connection to the Aztec people.

“Indios Amigos: Aztec Allies and the (New) Spanish Conquest of La Florida” features artifacts from the 1559 Tristan De Luna expedition and settlement in Pensacola.

(Courtesy story from Air Force Special Operations Command)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, former command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, was found guilty of four offenses in violation of two articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including indecent recording in violation of Article 120c and possessing, viewing and producing child pornography in violation of Article 134.

Some of North America’s top high-performance sailors will be in Pensacola later this month for the 2026 Viper 640 North American Championship.

Hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club, the event will run from Sept. 30 through Oct. 4.

The championship is expected to draw 35 to 40 Viper 640s and sailors from across North America for five days of competition on Pensacola Bay.

No one has held Santa Rosa County’s District 4 commission seat for more than one term in the past 16 years, something no other district shares.

For now, Navarre Beach will not host a New Year’s fireworks display.

The news came in the newsletter for the county’s Tourist Development Office (TDO).

Santa Rosa County will hold a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Building in Milton. The county calendar confirms the regular meeting for that date and time.

Damaged metal signposts are getting a second life as underwater microhabitat for marine life in Northwest Florida.

The “reef-cycling” initiative is the result of a collaboration between Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. According to Escambia County, the two counties are incorporating the signposts into concrete artificial reef modules as part of a pilot project.