Stories by Staff Reporters
Stories by Staff Reporters
School safety director pleads no contest to battery charge
December 8, 2025
Daniel Hahn, the director of school safety for Santa Rosa County District Schools, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. He was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this school year.
Island View Realty brings experience, authenticity to market
December 4, 2025
There are many real estate agents in Navarre, but what sets a realtor apart from the rest is their attention to detail, their expertise, their ability to find exactly what you’re looking for and the way they authentically care about the most expensive transaction you might make in your lifetime.
The team at Century 21 Island View Realty does all this and more.
First weekend of Christmas ZOObilee canceled due to inclement weather
December 4, 2025
In an effort to keep Santa, vendors, and guests safe and dry—and to ensure everyone has the best possible experience—the Gulf Breeze Zoo is canceling the first weekend of the Gulf Breeze Zoo’s 7th Annual Christmas ZOObilee, originally scheduled for Dec. 6 and 7, due to expected inclement weather in the area.
Central Landfill to raise rates in January 2026
December 1, 2025
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Santa Rosa County Central Landfill’s Tipping Fees will increase as provided in the rate resolution passed by the Santa Rosa County Board of County
Commissioners Feb. 9, 2023.
Coastline Calvary Chapel-Gulf Breeze to host Christmas tree lighting
November 29, 2025
Coastline Calvary Chapel in Gulf Breeze will host its first-ever Christmas Tree Lighting event, featuring a 17-foot outdoor Christmas tree.
Santa Rosa County’s cold weather shelter to open Nov. 27
November 26, 2025
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the night of Thursday, Nov. 27 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.
Navarre FCA seeing student interest grow
November 26, 2025
Navarre High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes has seen involvement reach new heights this year.
25-year-old Gulf Breeze woman’s death now being investigated as homicide
November 26, 2025
A Gulf Breeze woman’s suspicious death has been upgraded to a homicide by investigators.
National Retail Federation: Holiday sales to exceed $1 trillion for first time in 2025
November 25, 2025
According to the National Retail Federation, one of America’s largest retail industry advocacy groups, 2025’s holiday season will be a busy a time for retailers.
In its annual holiday forecast, NRF predicts retail sales in November and December will grow between 3.7% and 4.2% over 2024.
$37M verdict in favor of contaminated water victims in Midway
November 22, 2025
A Santa Rosa County jury has awarded a $37,495,930 verdict to 28 plaintiffs affected by the 2021 Midway water crisis. Represented by Morgan & Morgan attorneys Mitchell Schermer, Benjamin Webster, Evin Dyess Childs, and Alexia Nyiri, the plaintiffs rejected pre-trial settlement offers, resulting in the multi-million-dollar verdict. In the Spring of 2021, a homeowner in […]






