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A developer has submitted plans to build four apartment buildings on a property west of River Run Road in Navarre. The apartment complex will be known as The Palmettos at Navarre.

The new plan is an update to previously submitted project plans. The property spans two parcels totaling 9.688 acres.

Highway 98 has long dealt with traffic issues, especially through south Santa Rosa County. Several proposals have been made on how to fix the roadway, including installing a flyover with roundabouts below it, creating a connector roadway to relieve congestion and widening the road to six lanes.

The proposals have largely sat on the drawing board, either waiting for further planning or funding.

Tim Kinsella’s call sign in the U.S. Navy was “Lucky.” It fits.

Not just because he grew up in Ireland and speaks with a characteristic Irish accent, but also because of his journey from the son of immigrants to a leader in the military and the community. Kinsella is the former commanding officer at NAS Pensacola. He served 33 years in the U.S. Navy, where he spent time on submarines, attended the U.S. Naval Academy and later became a helicopter pilot.

Smuggler’s Cove resident and president of the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center Becky Harger said she has been dealing with an issue she did not choose.

Firefighters from across the Southeast descended upon Pensacola Beach this past weekend for the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge. The event is held annually and features individual competitions, team relay events and an opportunity for kids to get in on the action.

Changes are coming to the Exceptional Student Education programs at Navarre and Gulf Breeze high schools next school year.

According to Katelyn Kent, the school district public information and family and community outreach officer, five CBSA/Access classrooms will be relocated from Navarre High School to Soundside High School.

A Milton man was arrested after he allegedly impregnated a mentally disabled woman.

Joshua Wayne Pipes, 43, is charged with sexual assault and a sexual offense labeled as incest in his arrest report.

The Air Force Armament Museum, which sits just before the main entrance to Eglin Air Force Base, is getting a new plane. Well, not exactly new.

Tiger Point may soon be home to a Taco Bell restaurant.

The Santa Rosa County School District has devised a temporary, cost-neutral transportation plan to help families navigate the split grade-level transition to Soundside High School, Superintendent Karen Barber told the school board April 2.