News Archive

The Breeze Cinema 8 in Gulf Breeze, The Ridge Cinema 8 in Pace and Marquis Cinema 10 in Crestview have been under the ownership of the Offerdahl family since their inception.

Their company, which operates as Ashbrie Cinemas, recently made a rebranding effort with updated logos, site upgrades and a new marketing campaign.

A Gulf Breeze man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a woman with scissors and took her vehicle without permission.

Eric Lee Welch, 40, is charged with battery with domestic violence and vehicle theft.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue requested $300,000 from the Santa Rosa County Commission to offset operational and personnel costs.

Earlier this summer, the district’s fire commission board approved pursuing the funding as a way of handling its present financial crisis.

Santa Rosa County Commissioner Colten Wright said the county paid for his airfare and hotel during a July trade mission to the United Kingdom, defending the trip as economic development rather than a taxpayer-funded vacation critics have described online.

Soundside High School opened its doors to students Aug. 10. This first day marked the first time classes were taught at the new three-story high school.

A discussion of two roadway projects in Northwest Florida touched off a heated exchange between multiple county commissioners during the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization’s (TPO) Aug. 12 board meeting.

The discussion started with Steve Stroberger, a member of the Escambia County Commission, asking the board if it could move Sorrento Road improvements in Escambia to the No. 4 spot on the previously approved non-Strategic Intermodal System (non-SIS) priority list. The fourth spot is currently held by a U.S. 90 expansion project in Milton. Sorrento Road, which is part of Gulf Beach Highway in Perdido, is the fifth-place priority.

The Library of Congress’ 2026 National Book Festival will feature a familiar face to many in Northwest Florida.

UWF President Emerita and Professor Emerita of anthropology and archaeology Judith Bense’s new book, “Early Spanish Florida: Unearthing the History of America’s Oldest Colony,” has been selected for the festival’s “Great Reads from Great Places” list.

If you’ve visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo or driven past it recently, you may have noticed a construction activity happening next door.

The activity is part of a development project to create a neighborhood of townhomes. According to Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning Director Shawn Ward, the single-family residential development is called Soundview Cove Estates.

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to study establishing a national veterans cemetery in Okaloosa County and announced a steering committee to build a case for a roughly 200-acre site in Northwest Florida.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man found dead inside a Navarre Park restroom Monday, Aug. 10.

Michael Patrick Long, 64, was reportedly found around 4:15 a.m. by an EMT in the last stall of the men’s restroom.