1 SOW to host annual winter wonderland, tree lighting ceremony
November 27, 2023
Hurlburt Field will ring in the holiday season with the annual Winter Wonderland Celebration Friday, Dec. 1 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event, hosted by the 1st Special Operations Wing (SOW), is at…
Federal inmate dies while in custody of Santa Rosa County Jail
November 27, 2023
An inmate at Santa Rosa County Jail died Sunday, Nov. 26.
According to Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the inmate died during a use of force incident. The inmate was from the Federal Bureau of P…
Cold weather shelter open nights Nov. 27-29
November 27, 2023
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open on the nights of Monday, Nov. 27 through Wednesday, Nov. 29 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who wo…
Distinguished Flying Cross
November 27, 2023
Hurlburt Field – The sounds of gunfire woke U.S. Air Force Captain James Ryan on an early August morning in 2021.
“There’s a problem, we have to go now,” his aircraft commander, U.S. Air Force Lt…
Escambia County’s Aviation Community Day hosts NASA astronaut
November 23, 2023
Escambia County District 3 Commissioner Lumon May joined in celebrating the history and future of Black aviation during Aviation Community Day, honoring special guest Capt. Victor Glover, who made hi…
An Airman’s swing: A journey from the battlefield to the baseball field
November 22, 2023
Hurlburt Field – U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis J. Hackett, a member of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, has an inspiring story that intertwines his love for baseball and his ded…
County approves plans for Residence Inn at foot of Navarre Beach bridge
November 22, 2023
Tommy’s Sno Balls in Navarre is about to get a new neighbor.
On Oct. 18, Santa Rosa County Development Services approved a development order for a new hotel on the southside of Highway 98, just eas…
Nelson-Jameson announces Navarre artist Kathleen Webb as a 2024 dairy art calendar contest winner
November 21, 2023
Marshfield, WI – Nov. 17 – Nelson-Jameson, a leading food processing distributor, has announced the winners of its first Dairy Art Calendar Contest, including Navarre, artist Kathleen Webb. Nelson-Ja…
Raider NJROTC unit excels at EscaRosa meet
November 20, 2023
Navarre’s NJROTC battalion placed second overall at the EscaRosa Drill meet earlier this month.
A total of 17 schools competed at the event, which took place in Milton.
Treatment: ‘more than not taking a drug’
November 16, 2023
Fentanyl usage has reached a crisis point in the United States. The potent and dangerous synthetic opioid, which is oftentimes mixed with other drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, is the leading c…






