Santa Rosa County is home to the busiest naval air station in the world – NAS Whiting Field, which just surpassed the 70th anniversary of its commission on July 16. Base command hosted a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the milestone July 24 at the station, located just north of Milton.
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — An Air Force drone being tested at a nearby base crashed on takeoff Wednesday near a remote stretch of U.S. Highway 98 near Panama City. Officials say no one was injured, but the road was closed until Thursday.
It’s said that when one door closes, another opens. That time-honored axiom is appropriate in more ways than one when describing the changing of the guard at the office formerly known as Navarre Family Health, located at 1929 Ortega St.
Baptist Health Care announced Friday that it has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network to enhance the care for its patients by providing additional access to resources and expertise.
Lauren Goolsby was at work in Destin Monday evening when she received a call about the flooding at her home on Aurora Street in the Holley by the Sea area.
The Holley Navarre Water System board of directors met last Tuesday to discuss ideas for financial assistance for military personnel and other members of the community. Holley Navarre Fire District Battalion Chief Howie Rounsaville was also at the meeting to address the need for adequate fire protection.
The water advisory that had been hovering over Navarre Park was finally lifted late last week when the latest test results came back in the normal range for bacteria levels, according to the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County.
According to a 2012 report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a burglary occurs every three minutes in Florida. In Santa Rosa County alone, 90 percent of vehicle burglaries occur to unlocked vehicles.
The Navarre Press defended its title of best newspaper in the state for its category, winning a total of 13 awards and finishing in a first-place tie with the Sarasota Business Journal for top honors in Division C of the Florida Press Association’s Better Weekley Newspaper contest.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin had three simple questions at the heart of a meeting on Monday regarding a possible new Community Center in Navarre.
