Santa Rosa County is looking for input from citizens about the proposed Navarre Commu-nity Access Road, which is in the latter stages of a Project Development and Environment Study.
The access road, a proposed alternative route to Highway 98, will weave through Navarre from Panhandle Trail to Edgewood Drive with a mix of new road construction and expanding neighborhood roads.

The Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors heard an update to a commercial capacity review for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice at the board’s Aug. 19 meeting.

Per the board, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee Tom Kennedy will have to pay the $9,107.40 capacity fee his business faces for water and sewer usage. The fee is a one-time thing, HNWS staff said.

Just a few years ago, Northwest Florida was ground zero for Florida’s opioid crisis. Now, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, drug overdoses and deaths have seen a sharp decrease.

During most of this past week, Aug. 18 to Aug. 22, Navarre Beach locals and visitors alike saw a large abundance of jellyfish.

Alligator hunting season in Florida began Aug. 15 at midnight. Within just a few hours, what will likely be one of the biggest gators of the season was caught on the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County.

Santa Rosa County residents Chase Salter, Scott Miller and Seth Brayton were the men behind the haul.

It isn’t every day you turn 101 years old.

Mrs. Thelma Taylor, a resident at the Beacon assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze, did just that Wednesday, Aug. 20, surrounded by family, friends and Beacon staff.

Amidst a game of bingo Wednesday, Aug. 13, around 20 players turned their chairs at the Holley-Navarre Seniors Association to acknowledge a generous gift from a local nonprofit.

Pirates on the Panhandle, a nonprofit fraternal organization based in Navarre, recently donated a new laptop to the senior center, which will be used to broadcast Bingo on a new 75-inch TV.

If you walk into your child’s school, there is a chance you might hear they belong to a “house” or have received a “feather.” Don’t be alarmed. They are partaking in their school’s PBIS program.
PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. Around half of Santa Rosa County public schools participate in the state program, which centers on creating a healthy learning environment for all through promotion of positive behavior and other behavior management techniques.

This July, state officials, hunters and curious citizens made their way to the Florida Ever-glades to remove invasive pythons from the region.
The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, in its 12th year, took place over 10 days and tasked par-ticipants with removing as many members of the invasive species as they could. Winners were determined by how many pythons were removed and their size.

Most pastors spend their time preaching to congregants. As a result, they rarely have the opportunity to help their fellow pastors grow in their faith and theological expertise.