Jonathan Kanzigg, former Midway Fire District chief, was unanimously selected May 5 as interim fire chief for the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District following the termination of Chief Danny Fureigh.

Two passengers of a pickup truck were killed in a crash at the intersection of American Farms Road and Cornfield Way in Milton.

Navarre resident Joy Zuraff was back in court Thursday for a dependency hearing in a two-year battle to retain her parental rights over her daughter, Kenlee.

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.

Jeff Crigler, CEO of Holley Navarre Water System, told the board of directors the final piece of the easement has been secured from Eglin Air Force Base.

Local officials and regional agencies are using January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month to draw attention to risks facing children and adults in Northwest Florida, emphasizing that trafficking remains a concern in the region.

It was March 6, 2024, when Joy Zuraff returned home from the park with her 5-year-old daughter, Kenlee. The afternoon had been ordinary — swings, sunshine, a brief escape from the medical stress that had shadowed their lives. Then Zuraff’s phone rang. A friend told her the Department of Children and Families planned to stop by, take a quick look at Kenlee and close the case.

What happened next would upend her family’s life.

Temperatures may be sitting in the upper 60s along the Florida Panhandle today (Jan. 23, 2026), but the National Weather Service in Mobile has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida.

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.