UPDATE: East Bay Boulevard Project Closures
April 25, 2025
East Bay Boulevard in Navarre is closed near Edgewood Drive as of Wednesday morning, April 23. The road is now expected to be closed for two weeks to install two crossings in the area.
Navarre rallies for 11 year old with genetic disorders
April 25, 2025
The popular saying “you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes” encourages empathy and understanding. For the family of Lilliana Boczar, an 11-year-old Navarre resident wi…
Bethel Community Worship Center proposes new building in west Navarre
April 24, 2025
Plans have been submitted to Santa Rosa County for a new church building at 7484 Autumn Trace Blvd., near Harvest Village in Navarre.
The church, Bethel Community Worship Center, has been around in…
Drowning victim near Navarre Beach Bridge identified
April 24, 2025
On the evening of Easter Sunday, April 20, a teenage boy was swimming with family members out in the Santa Rosa Sound east of Navarre Beach Bridge. At some point during the evening, the teen’s family…
Santa Rosa County District School students use art as therapy through grant-funded project
April 24, 2025
Thanks to a $1,000 grant from the Santa Rosa Education Foundation (SREF), 18 students recently participated in an art project in partnership with the Milton Juvenile Probation Office and the Santa Ro…
Rudman exits board amid confirmation troubles
April 22, 2025
(By Jim Turner) Former Rep. Joel Rudman became the third appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to resign this month from a Northwest Florida college or university board of trustees while awaiting Senate con…
REMINDER: Santa Rosa County holds Waste Tire Amnesty Day at the Central Landfill on Saturday, April 26, 2025
April 22, 2025
The Santa Rosa County Environmental Department is partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to hold a Waste Tire Amnesty Day at the Central Landfill from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on …
What’s in the water?
April 22, 2025
The Florida State Senate recently passed a bill which will ban fluoride in drinking water supplies across the Sunshine State. The proposed ban, included in the “Florida Farm Bill,” would prevent addi…
Eglin to conduct munitions testing in Gulf of America
April 21, 2025
The Air Force will conduct munitions testing in the Gulf of America April 24 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Florida Senate committee refuses to recommend Rudman appointment to Pensacola State board
April 18, 2025
Navarre resident and former State Representative Dr. Joel Rudman’s chances of staying on the Pensacola State College Board of Trustees have taken a hit after he was unanimously voted down by the Flor…