NYSA lawyer speaks
In the Jan. 31 edition of Navarre Press it was reported that David Pleat with Pleat & Perry in Destin was hired to represent the Navarre Youth Sports Association.
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Navarre Chamber’s Annual Health & Business Expo is this Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at Navarre High School. The theme of this year’s Expo is “Showcasing the Heartbeat of Navarre.” There will be free health screenings with interactive booths and activities from local health care providers and local businesses, included Navarre Press. We will be writing prescriptions for “Acluism.” Of course, a subscription to Navarre Press is the right prescription for that dreaded disease. There has been a new feature added this year. There will be a Physician Q&A panel. To see the information on the panel, open up the Health and Business Expo guide enclosed in this issue.
Taken in minutes: A local case spotlighting Florida’s child welfare system
Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community, News.
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.
250Anniversary
SHARE YOUR STORY In honor of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Navarre Press will share stories about the nation’s founders and invite readers to contribute their own family stories from the past. The focus is on both well-known figures and ordinary families whose personal stories, documents, and traditions connect to the Revolutionary era or early […]
County in talks with Navy to acquire Santa Rosa Outlying Field in East Milton
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Milton, News.
Santa Rosa County is in preliminary talks with the U.S. Navy to acquire a 694-acre airfield adjacent to the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10.
The airfield, known as Santa Rosa Outlying Field, is still in use by the Navy. If you’ve driven on Highway 87 South near Interstate 10 exit 31, then you’ve likely seen orange and white helicopters flying.
County officials, community celebrates opening of Buffalo Rock facility in East Milton
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business, News.
Close to a hundred people gathered in East Milton’s I-10 industrial park Wednesday, Jan. 21, to celebrate the recent opening of Buffalo Rock’s 352,800 square-foot Santa Rosa campus.
The facility, which includes 312,800 square feet of distribution space and 40,000 square feet of office space, is designed to handle logistics and product shipping along the Gulf Coast region, including much of the Panhandle. Construction on the facility began in September 2023. It has been open for about a month.
African-American faith leaders say Martin Luther King Jr’s work continues
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, Faith.
Monday marked the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January each year.
King, a civil rights leader and pastor from Atlanta, spent much of his adult life campaigning for an end to Jim Crow laws in the American South and advocating for fair and equal treatment of minorities, particularly African Americans, in the United States.
Station 44 in Holley to begin fire service Sunday, Jan. 18
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, News.
Holley-Navarre Fire District Station 44 is set to begin fire service operations Sunday, Jan. 18.
Troy murder defendants, man who allegedly stole from Troy scene plead not guilty
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Crime, News.
Gabriel Williams, 16, who is charged with first degree premeditated or felony murder with a weapon, has plead not guilty.
Williams, along with a 14-year-old named Kimahri Blevins, are alleged to have killed Danika Troy, 14, in December, luring her into the woods off Kimberly Road in Floridatown.
Santa Rosa County averaged about six homicides a year since 2016
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in News.
During a press conference earlier this month, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said it felt as though there had been more homicides than usual in 2025. His comments came on the heels of the discovery of Danika Troy, a 14-year-old girl who was found murdered in Pace.