News Archive

With summer upon us, more and more tourists are flocking to Navarre Beach and the rest of Santa Rosa County to soak up the sun’s rays and find new adventures. At a recent meeting of the Tourism Development Council (TDC), Tourism Development Office (TDO) Director Julie White noted a sharp increase in visitors from one of the largest cities in the south, thanks in large part to the county’s marketing efforts.

Santa Rosa County has announced the reopening of River Birch Road in the Midway/Navarre area. Shoulder work will be completed at a later date.

If you have been on Gulf Blvd. at any point in the past few weeks, you might have noticed work being done along the roadside. Santa Rosa County staff are putting up fencing to keep cars from running over the landscaped area along the multi-use path.

On the afternoon of June 5, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 385 into law. The bill, known as “Cassie Carli law,” will go into effect July 1.

Pensacola State College is starting an Aviation Airframe Mechanics and Aviation Power Plant Mechanics (A&P Mechanics) program. To help future students enrolled in the program, Pensacola State College has accepted the donation of a plane from InDyne CEO and President Don Bishop. Pensacola State College Leadership, the Pensacola State College Foundation, and local and regional partners of the College were present at the donation ceremony, held at ST Engineering’s airframe maintenance facility at Pensacola International Airport. The ceremony was Tuesday, June 11.

There will be two Calkins on the ballot this year in Santa Rosa County.

For the first time, Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS), Escambia County Animal Welfare (ECAW) and the Pensacola Humane Society (PHS) are joining forces for the Petco Love Florida Mega Adoption Event, June 28-30.

A man killed his wife and then shot himself Sunday night on Adrian Way.

The year was 1944. The United States and its allies were several years into the largest war the world had ever seen. While much of the focus was on the men fighting on beaches, battlefields, on the waves and in the skies over Europe, northern Africa and throughout east Asia, there were a group of people back home dedicating themselves to the war effort as well.

Whenever a new development is announced for the Navarre area, residents voice their opinions on restaurants they’d like to see come to Navarre. One of the most popular desired developments is Chick-Fil-A. According to a recently submitted development plan, those people might just get their wish.