Holley Navarre Water System preparing for 56th Annual Meeting
October 6, 2025
The Holley Navarre Water System Inc. (HNWS) will hold its 56TH Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Directors on January 20, 2026, in the Corporate Office, Board Room, at 8574 Turkey Bluff Road.
Navarre Beach Pier reports just shy of 135K visits this summer
September 22, 2025
This summer, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier had 134,741 visitors and collected $253,671.12 in county revenue.
The county-owned pier is managed by Ken and Tamara Fountain and it the longest pier in the…
Sheriff’s Office Detention K9 Unit competes in Southeast Manhunt Field Trials
September 19, 2025
Earlier this month, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention K9 Tracking Unit took on the Southeast Manhunt Field Trials, hosted by Escambia County Road Prison.
Fee increases coming to Santa Rosa County
September 15, 2025
At the Sept. 8 Board of County Commissioners meeting, commissioners discussed raising fees across Santa Rosa County—including on boats, parks and facility rental fees and animal services fees. Consen…
Kasie Windfelder leaving Navarre High for Soundside High
September 11, 2025
Navarre High School Principal Kasie Windfelder was recently tapped to become the first principal of Soundside High School, a school currently being built on Highway 98 across from the Gulf Breeze Zoo…
Residents wary of drainage project near Snug Waters, Cove Roads in HBTS
September 10, 2025
A retention pond site is due for Holley by the Sea, along Tom King Bayou.
On the drawing board since 2018, the pond plan is drawing closer to becoming a reality. The official title of the project i…
New McDonald’s opens in Navarre to fanfare
September 9, 2025
The cars lined up around the driveway and onto Highway 98 Tuesday, Sept. 9, for the grand opening of a new McDonald’s.
East Bay K8 elective introduces middle schoolers to teacher life
September 3, 2025
Teaching can be a challenging and rewarding profession, where individuals have the oppor-tunity to make a positive impact in the lives of children every day.
Seventh- and eighth-grade students at E…
Holley-Navarre residents to see increased fire assessment
September 2, 2025
The residents of Holley-Navarre Fire District can expect a general increase in their fire assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, 2025, and runs until Sept. 30, 2026.
Stuff the Bus garnered $78K in school supplies, donations in 2025
August 25, 2025
This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2…
















