United Way Emerald Coast has partnered with the Okaloosa County School District and Walton County School District to “stuff the bus” with school supplies, ensuring every local student has the tools they need to be successful this year.

After a nearly two-year construction project and many previous years of planning, the new East Bay K-8 school in Navarre is officially open and ready for new students this fall.

A Holley Navarre Water System well that experienced a mechanical pump failure is being flushed, disinfected and having key mechanical components replaced.

The city of Gulf Breeze has finalized plans to revamp its infrastructure with nearly $18 million in upgrades. These long-term resiliency initiatives have been in the works for the past two years, following a City Council planning retreat that focused on bolstering the city’s infrastructure to better withstand extreme weather events.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 22-year-old Johnny Ray Kirk of Santa Rosa Beach, who is believed to have been connected to the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old Crestview man.

After a lengthy discussion about rezoning rural residential agriculture land with perturbed Santa Rosa residents, the zoning board obliged the concerned citizens’ request by denying Sterling Fibers’ proposition.

The Santa Rosa Zoning Board will consider Thursday evening whether to recommend changing zoning on a 54-acre parcel in Pace to allow possible expanded or active borrow pit operations.

The request is being made by Sterling Fibers, Inc. The parcel is at the end of Sterling Way west of Bell Lane.

Ira Mae Hewatt-Bruce’s life and contributions to Navarre and the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce were celebrated last week when family members, friends, Chamber and community members gathered June 30 to dedicate a room in her honor.