Former Santa Rosa commissioner running for Walton County Commission
October 20, 2025
A former Santa Rosa County Commissioner, who lost his re-election bid in 2024, will now run for the same position in Walton County.
Clerk of Court English talks breast cancer awareness
October 17, 2025
Jason English knows the importance of early detection, whether related to fraud against Santa Rosa County or his personal health.
In 2016, English developed breast cancer, a rarity in men. He has s…
Discrimination lawsuit trudges on amidst ongoing school board controversy
October 17, 2025
A lawsuit filed against the Santa Rosa County School Board continues to move forward during a time when citizens have expressed discontent over arrests of several school district teachers and other e…
Commissioners clash over $2.7-million Berryhill property purchase
October 15, 2025
The Santa Rosa County Commission’s vote to purchase late former Commissioner Jim Williamson’s 40-acre Berryhill property land for $2.7 million grew tense at their latest Oct. 9 meeting. Confusion and…
Garden Grubs 4-H Club hosts tree, camellia sale to support youth gardening programs
October 15, 2025
The Garden Grubs 4-H Club is hosting a tree and camellia sale to support youth gardening programs in Santa Rosa County.
Septic-to-sewer conversion ordinance fails as board meeting takes a turn
October 13, 2025
A controversial public hearing at the Santa Rosa County Commission’s Oct. 9 meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd that filled the boardroom. The key agenda item up for debate focused on adoption of…
Thrills, chills to be found at Navarre’s Nightmare on Newport
October 13, 2025
Forget looking under your bed or in your closet—this Halloween, the monsters are due on Newport Street.
School board approves land sale of Gulf Breeze property
October 10, 2025
The Santa Rosa County School Board approved the sale of surplus land in Gulf Breeze.
The land is part of a board-owned property north of the Gulf Breeze Elementary School bus ramp and playground ar…
Navarre Beach Bridge toll stopped in its tracks
October 10, 2025
The proposed Navarre Beach Bridge toll died not with a bang, but with a whimper, at the Oct. 9 Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners meeting.
HNFD contends with Oct. 9 brush fire
October 10, 2025
A 150-feet-by-50-feet brush fire along the Santa Rosa Sound caught the attention of people living nearby, and soon after the Holley-Navarre Fire District, Thursday, Oct. 9.





