News Archive

New ultrasound technology at Sacred Heart Hospital can diagnose lung tumors and determine the stage of lung cancer with greater ease and precision.

HURLBURT FIELD – Two Air Force Special Tactics instructors rescued an Alabama teenager on August 5 after he fell 30 feet from a steep rock face while climbing in the Cherokee Rock mountain range in Sand Rock, Ala.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Northwest Florida State College held a pinning ceremony August 2 to recognize the 21 students – all of them current Registered Nurses – who completed the baccalaureate program in nursing. Navarre’s Sherrie Koenigseder and Deneb Wright were among those honored.

Holley-Navarre firefighters responded Tuesday morning to reports of the smell of natural gas originating from the former Ciao Bella Italian Bistro on Navarre Parkway.

This Atlantic hurricane season may not be quite as busy as federal forecasters once thought, but they still warn of an unusually active and potentially dangerous few months to come.

During a child custody modification hearing July 19, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court Judge Marci L. Goodman had Arety Kapetanis, a Santa Rosa County resident who owns a well-known adult entertainment establishment in Pensacola, arrested for contempt of court. Kapetanis resisted the arrested and was subsequently booked into Santa Rosa County Jail on misdemeanor charges of contempt and resisting arrest without violence.  Ultimately she was jailed for 24 days before being release Aug. 12.

With a little nudge from the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC), three marine groups based in Navarre Beach Park are making an effort to unite and set goals to jointly pursue. The new coalition is planning to reach out to other beach stakeholders and start meeting monthly as a subcommittee of the TDC’s south end committee.

The feasibility of several transportation projects, many to alleviate U.S. Highway 98 traffic, was discussed last Thursday at a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce economic development committee meeting.

Santa Rosa County is still unsure of its cut of RESTORE funds, and frustrations over the matter continued at the August 5 Santa Rosa County Commissioners meeting.

A Navarre man was arrested last Monday for attempting to strangle his live-in girlfriend, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.