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Garage fire damages Navarre home

Written by Staff Reporters on April 12, 2022. Posted in News.

Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, April 10, the Holley-Navarre Fire District was alerted for a residential structure fire in the 2400 block of Pleasant Point Circle. The dispatch center advised they were receiving multiple 911 calls reporting smoke and fire from the residence.

DeSantis signs controversial ‘parent’s rights’ bill, draws ire, praise

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 8, 2022. Posted in News.

On Mar. 28, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1557 also known as the Parental Rights in Education Bill. The bill, which has garnered controversy, requires district school boards to comply with provisions of law for notifying student’s parents of specified information. According to the description on the Florida Senate website, the bill also prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in grade levels Kindergarten through third and authorizes parents to bring legal action against school districts.

Two tornados confirmed in Santa Rosa County Mar. 31

Written by Staff Reporters on April 6, 2022. Posted in News.

The National Weather Service storm survey teams confirmed that two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Santa Rosa County Mar. 31 during a regional tornado outbreak.

BREAKING: Missing Navarre woman’s body recovered in Alabama

Written by Staff Reporters on April 3, 2022. Posted in News.

The body of missing Navarre woman, Cassie Carli, has been recovered in St. Clair County, Alabama during the execution of a search warrant. She was found in a barn in a shallow grave according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson.

Peter Prince Field funding agreement approved by vote

Written by Staff Reporters on April 1, 2022. Posted in News.

Additional funding for the Peter Prince Field Airport master plan was approved at Thursday’s Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioner’s meeting.

Former Commissioner Don Salter inducted into Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame

Written by Staff Reporters on March 31, 2022. Posted in News.

Former Santa Rosa County Commissioner Don Salter was one of 15 veterans inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame this week. Governor Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet voted unanimously on the list of inductees for 2021.

Navarre couple spearheading Ukraine relief efforts

Written by Riley Hansen on March 31, 2022. Posted in News.

For Mark and Svitlana Boudreaux, the war in Ukraine hits too close to home. To Svitlana Boudreaux, Ukraine is home.

She moved to the U.S. in 2013, and a year later, she married Mark Boudreaux.

Gulf Breeze man sentenced after crashes

Written by Staff Reporters on March 30, 2022. Posted in Crime.

State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced on March 29, 2022, that Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Daniel Lee Weidman of Gulf Breeze to serve a total of six years in county jail. Those six years will be followed by four years of probation for the thirty-five criminal counts of which a Santa Rosa County jury convicted him after a jury trial on February 3, 2022.

Property Appraiser’s Office uses analytics to highlight tax exemption opportunities for homeowners

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 30, 2022. Posted in News.

When it comes to property taxes, most people pay between November and March and are considered delinquent April 1.

The Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser’s Office wants to make the bill a little lighter for those who qualify.

Butterfly houses continue battle, look to future

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 29, 2022. Posted in News.

Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful, a 501c3 non-profit based in Milton, will be receiving their vivarium for the new butterfly house at the T.W. Jones house sometime this week.

The vivarium will hold butterflies in it and will come in the form of a kit that must be assembled.

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