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Raider battalion earns third-place finish at area drill meet

Written by Staff Reporters on November 2, 2022. Posted in Community.

It was a successful weekend for the Navarre Navy JROTC.

The Raider battalion competed in a district drill meet featuring Escambia and Santa Rosa County Schools and came away with a third-place finish overall at the meet, which was held at Milton High.

Judge dismisses injunction; Adams cleared to serve South End

Written by Ken Garner on November 1, 2022. Posted in News.

Adams Sanitation can legally provide trash service in the south end of Santa Rosa County after a judge dismissed a temporary injunction against the Okaloosa County business last week.

Waste Pro, a private waste collection company that has a franchise agreement with Santa Rosa County, asked for the injunction against Adams Sanitation after the county commission voted 3-2 to allow Adams to begin serving customers south of the Yellow River.

A HOPE delivers spay/neuter services with help of grant

Written by Staff Reporters on October 27, 2022. Posted in News.

A HOPE, an animal welfare nonprofit organization in Santa Rosa County, is holding a“Spay it, don’t spray it” campaign over the next year. The campaign, which is funded through a $20,000 grant from Florida Animal Friend, provides spay and neuter services for both owned and unowned cats within Santa Rosa County.

Navarre man sentenced to 25 years in prison for lewd and lascivious behavior

Written by Staff Reporters on October 25, 2022. Posted in Crime, News.

A Navarre man will be spending the next 25 years behind bars and the rest of his life on sex offender probation after he was sentenced on Oct. 20. Michael Joseph Bouley, 66, was also designated as a sexual predator by Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey.

According to a press release from the Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding child molestation on Feb. 18, 2022.

Elections office already receiving mail-in ballots

Written by Ken Garner on October 18, 2022. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane offered impatient voters this advice: Cast ballots Sunday, Oct. 30, at one of six early voting sites.

“If you want a day when you know there are no lines, go on Sunday,” she said. “There won’t be anybody there.”

Tourism Council names new leaders, showcases updates to Navarre Beach

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 13, 2022. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Tourism Development Office during the past spring and summer months have made significant improvements to Navarre Beach under the direction of TDO director, Julie White, and beach manager, Rick Vance.

Among the improvements was the replacement of top caps on handicap rails along boardwalks. Over the years, the heat and sun caused the old top caps to warp. Rick Vance, the beach manager, said if you laid all the boards from the top cap out from one end to the other, they would stretch a mile long.

Jubilee withdraws rezoning request

Written by Ken Garner on October 13, 2022. Posted in News.

Message received. The Santa Rosa County Commission denied Jubilee developers’ application for a community development district last month, and at the same Sept. 22 meeting made it clear it would not support rezoning the 2,700-acre property for higher density housing.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on October 12, 2022. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

If you haven’t registered to vote in the November election, it’s too late.

The registration closed Tuesday, Oct. 11. Locally this election will decide your District 2 commissioner and District 4 commissioner for Santa Rosa County. You will also vote on whether or not you want Holley Navarre Fire District to be able to levy ad valorem taxes instead of the non-ad valorem fee you are currently paying.

Peanut Butter Challenge to continue to Oct. 31

Written by Staff Reporters on October 12, 2022. Posted in Community, News.

The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. In 2021, citizens of Santa Rosa County donated 1,142 jars of peanut butter to the challenge. That’s approximately 1,635 pounds.

The Challenge runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.

Health officials issue mosquito-borne illnesses advisory

Written by Staff Reporters on October 11, 2022. Posted in News.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Santa Rosa County.

A human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed and there is a heightened concern additional residents will become ill. Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control and DOH-Santa Rosa continue surveillance and prevention efforts. DOH-Santa Rosa wants to remind residents and visitors to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to help limit exposure.