Commissioners Eddington, Smith receive commissioner leadership designations
July 12, 2024
Santa Rosa County Commissioners Ray Eddington and Kerry Smith have recently achieved designations for a commissioner leadership program. Eddington, who represents District 4 (Holley, Navarre, and Nav…
Navarre growth spurs on creation of new water tower
July 12, 2024
Driving along Highway 98, you might see a tall object resembling a bird bath sticking above the tree line near the intersection with Highway 87 S.
Navarre Beach Junior Lifeguards program’s fourth year sees biggest turnout yet
July 11, 2024
The Navarre Beach Lifeguards recently celebrated the end of the fourth year of the Junior Lifeguard program. Throughout this summer, the Junior Lifeguard program saw 90 people, ages nine to 15, come…
Veterans Treatment Court to provide ‘second chance’
July 11, 2024
Santa Rosa County has been approved for its own Veterans Treatment Court, a program with the mission of keeping veterans out of jail by providing one-on-one mentors and resources that help with issue…
Santa Rosa County Library System awarded $100k digital literacy grant
July 10, 2024
The Santa Rosa County Library System, with the help of the grants department, has been awarded a $100,000 grant to be used for a digital literacy program by the Florida Department of Economic Opportu…
Island Style processing facility slated for Navarre
July 10, 2024
An Island Style processing facility is slated for the corner of Ortega Park Drive and Intelligent Way in Navarre. The plans for the site were submitted to Santa Rosa County Development Services in la…
Milton man threatened mass shooting, shot into dining facility at Yellowstone National Park
July 9, 2024
A Milton man accused of holding a woman against her will and threatening a mass shooting died in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement at Yellowstone National Park on the Fourth of July. The pa…
Grillehouse to add ‘nightclub’ afterhours, Seagull Sam’s to become ‘Twisted Queso’
July 9, 2024
The Grillehouse Steak & Seafood restaurant in Navarre will soon also be home to a nightclub. The restaurant’s owner, Clint Boutwell, announced the news on the Grillehouse’s Facebook page.
Matt Gaetz holds rally with Kyle Rittenhouse, talks gun rights
July 9, 2024
Temperatures in the 90s didn’t stop supporters of Congressman Matt Gaetz, as well as curious onlookers, from visiting Gulf Coast Gun Saturday, July 6, for a campaign rally featuring gun rights activi…
Rudman tells county he wants vote on Navarre incorporation
July 8, 2024
State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman wants a non-binding referendum on the ballot in November regarding Navarre incorporation.
Rudman, who spoke during public forum at the July 8 meeting, said there are numer…







