News Archive

The Navarre area’s main thoroughfare will be undergoing a facelift beginning this week. Work is scheduled to begin on a resurfacing project of U.S. Highway 98 (also referred to as SR 30) on June 13.  The target area of the project is an 11-mile stretch that will begin at the Gulf Breeze Zoo to the west and will extend to the Santa Rosa – Okaloosa county line to the east, encompassing the communities of Navarre, Midway and Gulf Breeze.

Santa Rosa Commissioners are gearing up for what is expected to be a contentious budgeting process. Although there was a glimmer of good news brought forth by the 1.04 percent increase estimated for property tax revenues — the first time there has not been a decline since the 2006-2007fiscal year — there is not enough projected revenue to meet budget requests from constitutional officers, such as the Sheriff and Tax Collector.

Leigh Bowden was devastated by the disappearance of her adored Yorkie, Toot.  Like many devoted pet owners who find themselves in a such a tragic situation, she spent hours each day looking for her dog, frantically posting flyers, combing neighborhoods and sending requests for help on social media, gradually losing hope he would ever be located.  However, ultimately it was her continued effort, specifically the flyers, which reunited Toot with his family, which had grown by another Yorkie via adoption in his absence.

Get ready to be reeled into fishing this summer with a three day fishing camp for kids 9 – 14.  The Navarre Beach Marine Science Station is the only facility in Northwest Florida selected to partner with the Guy Harvey Foundation and Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) to offer this exciting opportunity.

A local chapter of Ducks Unlimited, a nonprofit waterfowl conservation organization, works to spread awareness and raise money for the protection of natural habitats. The Okaloosa chapter of Ducks Unlimited has 12 members, including Chairman and Navarre resident Steve Adams.

HURLBURT FIELD — Honorary commanders watched from a safe distance with night-vision scopes, as a AC-130U Spooky gunship flew overhead firing a 25 mm Gatling gun rounds and 105 mm shells at training targets during a live-fire exercise in late May on the Eglin Range on Eglin Air Force Base. 

More than 20 volunteers from the Hurlburt Field 823rd Red Horse Unit rolled up their sleeves to form and pour the concrete driveway for a family foster home located in the Children in Crisis, Children’s Neighborhood in Fort Walton Beach.  Technical Sergeant Dan Hall coordinated the training days for the work group that worked well into the nighttime for three days to get the job done on time.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is backing a proposed bong ban and an abortion measure.

Reading the variety of pesticides used on ordinary lettuce is like reading a chemical chart. According to pesticideinfo.org, there can be up to 50 different kinds of pesticides typically used on the leafy vegetable, which helps explain why it’s ranked No. 14 on Environmental Working Group’s list of produce with the most pesticides.

HURLBURT FIELD — At any given time, Hurlburt Field Airmen may hear loud booms and feel the ground shake under their feet. It’s a normal occurrence on Hurlburt Field and most people give the credit to the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadrons Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen. However, the masterminds behind the explosions were 25 Airmen from the 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers.