Finally! More than 20 years in the making, the new Santa Rosa County Courthouse began serving the First Judicial District of Florida and county courts today, Jan. 16.
Jennifer Darden has been working with children as long as she can remember.
First, she worked in juvenile justice, then she worked as a child abuse investigator and later she spent time as child care director at Pullum Family YMCA.
For many Christian church congregations, they set out to go on mission trips across the world to make a difference in people’s lives and promote the message of Christ.
Not too many think about a church body coming to their town and changing their lives, but that is what happened at Billory Baptist Church in Holley.
The most recent regional rankings are out and several area teams are in contention for playoff spots.
In 6A, the top eight teams will make the postseason, including the four district champions in the region. In 1A, the top four teams earn spots to the regional.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left one person injured in the early morning hours Saturday, Jan. 14.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at the 5500 block of Sea Spray Court in Navarre.
Selissa Bly remembers being a younger soccer player at Navarre and looking up to the seniors.
She’s now in that position, along with seven of her teammates, and they were recognized prior to the Raiders’ 4-0 win over Choctaw Tuesday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
There was a glimmer of hope for Navarre’s boys basketball team in the final two minutes and 12 seconds of Tuesday night’s game against West Florida Tech.
Jonah Forrest knocked down two clutch 3-pointers, including one with 32.4 seconds to play that brought the Raiders within six.
Late Friday evening, the clock pushing 11 p.m., students worked to roll up mats, put away weights and remove platforms.
Over in one corner of the gym, lifters sat on a set of bleachers and listened to Navarre head coach Garrett Bagley talk about the team’s performance on this night and the road ahead.
‘Tis the season…for looking to the year ahead. Sandpaper Publishing asked Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer Sarah Whitfield to help us preview the county’s 2023 to-do list. She consulted County Administrator DeVann Cook and Assistant County Administrator Brad Baker to provide the following issues to watch: