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The Florida Department of Transportation estimates resurfacing work on Highway 87 S will be completed by winter 2026. Construction on the project began in late 2025.

The section of roadway being resurfaced stretches 2.376 miles from East Bay Boulevard to Highway 98. According to FDOT, the current roadway project costs $2.5 million.

The Florida Freedom Tour, a mobile history museum initiative, rolled into Santa Rosa County May 11. The tour’s stop was Woodlawn Beach Middle School.

Former Navarre Beach Fire and Rescue District Chief Danny Fureigh reportedly violated probation for the second time in less than a month. 

Around two dozen people are building and plan to sail a ninth-century Viking ship replica across the Atlantic Ocean using only oars and sails. The destination: Northwest Florida.
According to Blade Handler, a Pensacola native and member of the crew, the ship is planned to depart from Denmark next June and arrive in the Pensacola area either late August or early September 2027.

With Memorial Day approaching, plans are underway for two events in Santa Rosa County honoring servicemembers who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Navarre and Milton will host events Monday, May 25.

A bowling alley is coming to Gulf Breeze.

Oops Alley of Pace plans to open a new bowling alley, arcade and restaurant in The Funplex of Gulf Breeze building.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will host a low-cost pet vaccination and microchip clinic on Saturday, May 30, from 9-11 a.m. at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Only cats and dogs are eligible to be microchipped and vaccinated.

Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge held their first ever Nature Fest Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event featured vendors and wildlife exhibits.

A Navarre man was arrested on May 14 after a warrant was executed because he allegedly trespassed on a neighbor’s property nude and removed a security camera mounted outside her home.

Kimahri Blevins, 15, and Gabriel Williams, 16, are due back in court this summer.

The pair were charged with first-degree premeditated murder or felony murder for allegedly killing their classmate Danika Troy, 14. The two teens were indicted Dec. 19, 2025.