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Voters in Santa Rosa County are taking advantage of their opportunity to vote early.

As of 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, nearly 20 percent of registered voters in Santa Rosa County had already cast a ballot for November’s general election.

After a drainage project on U.S. Highway 98 caused massive traffic delays Monday, a temporary drainage pipe repair will take place overnight Tuesday.

On Aug. 10, 2024, the Santa Rosa County racing community lost a beloved figure. That day, James Fox, 33, of DeFuniak Springs, suffered a medical emergency during a race at Southern Raceway in Milton. His car crashed into the concrete wall and fence that surrounded the track.

The Navarre Band Parent Association is playing joyful music after securing one of 12 IMPACT 100 grants handed out to nonprofits in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties last week.

The announcement was made at IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area’s annual meeting, held Sunday, Oct. 13, at Hilton Pensacola Beach.

A 60-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Reserve Boulevard, north of US-98 (Gulf Breeze Parkway) on Oct. 20, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol.

A dog that went viral during Hurricane Milton has been rescued, and his owner has been arrested on aggravated animal cruelty, according to a press release from Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).

During the storm, a video showed a dog chained to a fence along Interstate 75 went viral.

From the beaches of Normandy to the streets of Paris to the Riviera in the country’s south, France has a rich history and culture known worldwide. Next summer, a group of around 28 people from Navarre will get to experience it firsthand thanks to a trip planned by a Navarre High School teacher.

Starting in Nice, France, the 14-day bus tour will take the group, most of whom are Navarre High students, to Monaco, Pont du Gard, Provence, Avignon, Lyon, the Loire Valley, Chartres, Paris and Versailles, and Omaha Beach in the Normandy region.

While the focus in November will be on the presidential election and other races on the ballot, voters in Santa Rosa County will also have an important decision to make regarding a one-cent sales tax.

Dirt Cheap is closing all of its locations, including two in Pensacola.

Santa Rosa County District Schools confirmed on Oct. 16 that an investigation is ongoing regarding possible financial improprieties within the school district.