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Timeline for artificial reef deployment updated after change order

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Beach, News.

The timeline for completion of phase II of an artificial reef project off Santa Rosa County has been extended.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) extended the deadline from July 1 to Dec. 30 to accommodate for weather interruptions during the deployment process. The County Commission followed suit, approving the extension April 23.

Navarre Beach Fire assessment decision tabled, study to be done

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Beach, News.

Around 100 people packed the engine bay at the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District on Tuesday, April 21, to voice concerns over a district plan to change how residential properties used as short-term rentals are assessed.

Short-term rentals, also called transient public lodging establishments, are defined by state statute as “any unit, dwelling, building or group of buildings within a single complex of buildings which is rented to guests more than three times in a calendar year for periods of less than 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is less, or which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests.”

School board mulls ID card program for students, citing safety concerns

Written by Collin Bestor on . Posted in Education, News.

The Santa Rosa County School Board voted April 2 to table a proposed student ID card policy after members raised concerns about child safety, data security and the burden the cards could place on low-income families.

The policy would authorize the district to issue ID cards to students districtwide and require students to scan the cards when boarding a school bus, paying for lunch, checking out library books and logging into classroom computers.

It’s been a special season for Navarre’s boys lacrosse team

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Tears in the eyes of Elijah Busby had yet to fully dry as he prepared to walk off his home field for the final time in his high school lacrosse career.


Losing stings, especially to a rival from down the road, but the 19-4 loss to Gulf Breeze in the District 1-2A semifinal round Saturday doesn’t tell the full story of this special season.

Endangered species may be at risk with recent federal exemption for oil, gas industry

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in News.

Fears over what may happen to endangered species in the Gulf of America have heightened after the Endangered Species Committee, also known as the “God Squad,” exempted all oil and gas projects in the Gulf from Endangered Species Act regulations, including penalties for violations of federal law.

Conservation groups say the exemption could jeopardize species throughout the Gulf, including the critically endangered Rice’s whale. The committee took the action after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called ongoing litigation against oil companies a “threat” to national security.

Big moment! UWF Argos officially move to Division I

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Seven years ago, on a Saturday night in Texas, confetti rained down as the University of West Florida football team celebrated its first NCAA Division II national championship.


Confetti fell again last Thursday morning inside the UWF Field House as the Northwest Florida school celebrated another major moment in its history.