Holley Navarre Water board argues political disclosures, names leaders
January 29, 2026
The Holley Navarre Water System board of directors reorganization meeting is usually a time to determine what committees directors will serve on. This year, the mood was a bit more contentious.
Di…
Taken in minutes: A local case spotlighting Florida’s child welfare system
January 27, 2026
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…
Holley Navarre Water urges preparation ahead of hard freeze
January 23, 2026
Temperatures may be sitting in the upper 60s along the Florida Panhandle today (Jan. 23, 2026), but the National Weather Service in Mobile has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for Alabama, Mississippi an…
County officials, community celebrates opening of Buffalo Rock facility in East Milton
January 22, 2026
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…
Holley Navarre Water System elects three to board, approves rate increase
January 21, 2026
Three new directors took their seats on the Holley Navarre Water System board of directors Tuesday night, Jan. 20. The new board members are Ken Ingram, Stephanie Lindsay and Don Linnell.
Holley Navarre Water System annual meeting set for Jan. 20
January 19, 2026
Holley Navarre Water System will hold its annual meeting and election Tuesday, Jan. 20, at its offices at 8574 Turkey Bluff Road in Navarre.
The meeting and election will give members of the water s…
School board decides which students will attend Soundside High
January 16, 2026
Santa Rosa County School Board chose the “orange zone” map for the boundaries of Soundside High School’s student zoning. Those students who live within the orange area will attend Soundside High Scho…
Otter spotting in Annie’s Basin highlights furry apex predator
January 15, 2026
Late last month, a Milton resident posted a picture of a river otter swimming through Annie’s Basin near the Blackwater River. The woman was on her dock when a little furry head stuck out of the wate…
Concerns over Greyhound stop prompt Navarre petition
January 14, 2026
A Greyhound bus stop operating out of a convenience store on Navarre Parkway has become the focus of growing community concern, prompting an online petition calling for its relocation away from nearb…
Navarre Community Access Road planning to continue in 2026
January 9, 2026
A project nearly a decade in the making is still on the drawing board entering 2026.
While the Project Development and Environment Study has been completed for the Navarre Community Access Road, the…
















