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Stories by Staff Reporters

Stories by Staff Reporters

Man accused of beating wife tells deputy his lawyer watched

May 25, 2021
A local builder was charged with battery May 16 after Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies went to their home and found the victim bloodied, with her nose broken and eyes swollen shut.

Memorial Day events in Santa Rosa County

May 25, 2021

Here are some of the Memorial Day ceremonies are planned for Santa Rosa County.

American Legion Post 382, in conjunction with Spectre Post 11367 Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Navarre Park Pavilion. The guest speaker will be Lt. Colonel Retired Dan Schmidt. The Navarre High School Navy Junior ROTC will provide the color guard, national anthem singers and buglers for Taps. Various local organizations will lay wreaths in memoriam. The Navarre American Legion Post 382 will serve hamburgers and hot dogs following the ceremony.

Photo of the Day

May 25, 2021
Good morning Navarre! A beautiful view of Navarre Bridge from the sound side to start out your Tuesday. Today’s Photo of the Day was taken last year by Art Ryan.

Photo of the Day

May 24, 2021
Soar into this week Navarre. You’ve got this! Today’s Photo of the Day was taken by Keith Hall from the 5/19 Blue Angels Show.

Photo of the Day

May 23, 2021
SUNDAY FUNDAY ☀ Today’s Photo of the Day was taken by Dani Stone of her daughter Lyric at Navarre Beach.

County reports itself to county for site erosion

May 22, 2021
The Board of County Commissioners approved spending $64,000 more on Navarre Park renovations in order to prevent future erosion. High waves during a recent severe weather event caused some erosion around a pipe. More rip rap has been added to the design. County officials said no fill left the site during the erosion event, but a small amount of sand did get into the Santa Rosa Sound. The county reported the incident to the county.

Photo of the Day

May 22, 2021
Happy Saturday Navarre! Today’s Photo of the Day was taken of the Navarre Beach Skyline by Ted Anderson.

Man calls 911 for ride, requests ambulance so he can bring along his wagon

May 21, 2021
A 55-year-old Gulf Breeze man was charged with misuse of the 911 system after repeatedly calling for help because he needed a ride.

Brush fire that slowed U.S. Highway 98 traffic has been contained

May 21, 2021

Gulf Islands National Seashore, in coordination with local fire departments, contained a brush fire in the Naval Live Oaks Area May 21.

Fire crews and park staff are currently on scene to monitor the situation and remove any remaining tinder. The public is urged to use caution and avoid the area.

Thieves steal tools used to build homes for local families

May 21, 2021
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity staff arrived to work Friday morning to discover that several of their work trucks had been broken into and many tools that are used to build homes for local families were stolen.
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