Primary election wrap up
August 23, 2022
With 41 of 41 precincts reporting and early voting mail ballots counted, the primary election preliminary results are in.
Navarre man, 12 others arrested during undercover operation
August 23, 2022
Over a three day period, the major crimes unit in the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office caught 13 men, who were trying to solicit minors through social media.
The 13 men are Anthony Martinez of…
Status of Santa Rosa school safety in wake of Uvalde
June 10, 2022
It was Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Berrendo Middle School in the small rural town of Roswell, New Mexico. It was a chilly day, so the students were waiting for the first bell in the gymnasium.
Kim…
Beach overcrowded: In-season beach events under scrutiny
April 29, 2022
The Tourist Development Council (TDC) addressed the traffic jams caused by events on Navarre Beach at Monday’s Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioner’s meeting. Julie White, the Tourist Development…
Wildlife Refuge celebrates Earth Day
April 19, 2022
Earth Day came early to the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. Earth Day 2022 is April 22, and ECWR went all out Saturday, April 16 to showcase their animal ambassadors and teach folks of all ages the be…
Livestock officer charged with killing stray mule
April 13, 2022
Justice is being served for the stray mule that was shot and killed on Tuesday, April 12. Philip Alan Hayes has been charged with felony for torturing or inflicting pain, serious injury, or death on…
Cassie Carli still missing, search continues into weekend
April 1, 2022
Last Sunday night, Cassie Carli went missing sometime after 7 p.m. from Navarre Beach.
Carli was at Juana’s boat ramp to conduct a child custody swap with Marcus Spanevelo, Carli’s former partner…
Florida Supervisor of Elections to hand out scholarships
February 28, 2022
The Florida Supervisors of Elections (FSE) will offer four $1,200 scholarships for 2022 to college students, according to Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie A. Villane.
Water main pipeline break on Highway 87 causes outage
February 24, 2022
The Holley Navarre Water System has a 10″ water main supply pipeline break on Highway 87 S. This will cause a water outage to homes located on Highway 87 from Bob Tolbert Road at Holley Ball Park, tr…
$14,000 presented to Healing Paws for Warriors
February 23, 2022
Thousands of dollars were raised by multiple local businesses and donated to Healing Paws for Warriors to help train service dogs for disabled veterans.