TC’s Coastal Porch, LLC took over operation of Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Jan. 1, following what one partner described as an eventful transition.  Santa Rosa deputies responded to the county-owned pier four times Dec. 28 after previous contractor Pier, Inc.’s employees were observed using sledgehammers to demolish wooden structures on the deck.  Although one commissioner called for prosecution in the matter, two county officials later decided the demolition had been within the rights of the contractor.

Kids and their families lined the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier Saturday morning for another successful Take a Kid Fishing day.

The annual Navarre Fall Arts Festival is known for showcasing artists of all skills, but this year’s event will expand deeper than ever before into yet another kind of artist – musical.

The body of a missing swimmer who was on vacation from Louisiana was found on Navarre Beach Saturday night.

All five Santa Rosa commissioners agree the time has come to replace what has been called the worst courthouse in Florida. The board even seems to be in unison that the best way to fund building a new judicial facility would be placing a vote to enact a temporary local one-cent sales tax on the November 2014 ballot. The biggest question remaining at the end of a public workshop held to address the matter July 11 was where the new courthouse should be located.

Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the new year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they will adopt tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014.