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Santa Rosa County will be conducting a second, and final, debris pickup for residents in and around the Quayside Village neighborhood in Gulf Breeze following the severe weather event that impacted the area in March 2025. The pickup will take place on Tuesday, April 1, and will include both vegetative debris and construction and demolition debris.

Presidio Street between Wilburn Cove and Laredo Street will be closed today, Wednesday, March 19 until the close of business for drainage work.

Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., in partnership with Santa Rosa County, will hold a public meeting regarding the East Navarre Watershed Analysis at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at the Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Point Park Lane in Gulf Breeze.

Last Monday marked the 10th anniversary of a tragedy Navarre residents won’t soon forget.

On March 10, 2015, a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter carrying seven U.S. Marines and four Louisiana National Guard soldiers crashed into the Santa Rosa Sound approximately 5 miles east of the Navarre Beach Bridge. There were no survivors.

The race for Florida House of Representatives District 3 is heating up. Endorsements are being handed out and final pitches are being made to voters. With the election just a couple of weeks away, Jamie Wells, one of the candidates, decided to hold a forum with other candidates in Navarre. The event was held Monday, March 10, at Stripes Pub and Grill.

Residents may have a smoother ride the next time they choose to use Holley Boat Ramp.

If you own an Airbnb on Navarre Beach, you may be getting a knock at your door in the near future. Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District (NBFRD) is moving forward with a plan to perform fire safety inspections on each short-term rental property on the beach. NBFRD Fire Chief Danny Fureigh estimates there are 1,300 Airbnb type properties on Navarre Beach but will have official numbers once an ordinance is drawn up allowing the district to do the inspections.

Multiple instances have been reported to the Santa Rosa County Animal Services administration wherein scam callers, showing up as the correct SRCAS shelter phone number, elicit payment information from residents to pay fees or fines. Santa Rosa County Animal Services will never ask anyone to submit payments over the phone. Residents should hang up immediately and call the shelter line to report the fraudulent call if such a request is made. If residents dial the shelter line (850-983-4680) from their own device, it will connect them to the correct SRCAS front desk number.

On Thursday, March 13, Toby James White, who was apprehended by law enforcement Jan. 25 for second degree murder, was found dead in his cell at Santa Rosa County Jail.

The National Weather Service in Mobile is predicting isolated severe weather conditions for our area tonight, Friday, March 14. Santa Rosa County has been placed under a MODERATE risk of severe weather through Saturday, March 15.