An important meeting is being held tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. at the regular commissioners meeting at 6495 Caroline Street in the commissioners’ chambers. If you haven’t heard about it, please listen up. These public hearings were advertised by our county in Escambia County (Pensacola News Journal) – not Santa Rosa County. Under Florida Statute […]

Hurlburt Field’s 1st Special Operations Wing commander, Col. Patrick Dierig, spoke to key members of Congress, other senior military leaders and community partners at the 2025 Military Base Update forum hosted by the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office.

Zoning board members at their last meeting expressed frustrations with the board of county commissioners, as they continue to see their decisions overturned and hear remarks from commissioners questioning their efforts.

“At the very beginning of the destruction of Avalon Beach – that’s when they knew,” Arthur Hauck said. “In my opinion they are liable for negligence.” Strong words from a man who is not only defending his property value along Mulat Bayou, but also the wildlife that used to live there.

Two developers at the center of accusations surrounding the red clay intrusion into Mulat Bayou have been arrested.

At about 10:25 a.m., March 6, Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station in Pensacola was locked down.

In a show of unity and cooperation, the Santa Rosa County board of commissioners came together without objection or heated discussion to put together an 11-member Land Development Code Task Force.

In an effort to address public concerns about the Citizen’s Land Development Code Task Force, Santa Rosa County commissioner Kerry Smith led the way for the rest of the commissioners to chart a new course for the task force.

The overnight rain Feb. 18-19 brought more red clay down the drainage ways from behind Damon Drive Cottages and fed it into Mulat Bayou. The residents nearby say there are no solutions in sight and no help on the horizon.

This story has been updated 2/14/25: Just days ahead of the Holley Navarre Water System annual meeting and election of directors, slated for Feb. 18, two directors have filed a complaint with the board stemming from a special-called meeting held Feb. 10. Daryl Lynchard and David Crumbley have confirmed to Navarre Press they filed complaints. Lynchard filed against the directors who ‘voted for violating the bylaws and Florida law.” Crumbley filed against Lynchard for the same reason.