America Ave. has reopened
June 6, 2024
America Avenue at 1998 in the Midway area has reopened following a brief closure due to road erosion after heavy rains early Saturday morning, June 1.
Jared Lowe named new assistant county admin
June 6, 2024
Santa Rosa County has a new county administrator in Brad Baker, who previously served as assistant county administrator. To fill Baker’s previous role, the county appointed Jared Lowe, an administrat…
180K gallons of untreated wastewater spills at Holley Navarre Water System’s Pepper Drive site
June 5, 2024
On June 1, Holley Navarre Water System’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) suffered a spill of 180,000 gallons of untreated wastewater. The location of the spill was 2190 Pepper Drive, in Holley By T…
Politics for Santa Rosa School Board? Amendment 1 would tie school board seats to political parties
June 5, 2024
In November, voters will decide whether school board races should be partisan.
Currently, Santa Rosa School Board seats are all non-partisan, meaning board members are not tied to a political party…
Mision Casa providing access to Gospel for non-English speakers
June 4, 2024
From differences over doctrine to the traditional/contemporary worship divide, finding a church home can be a challenge. Throw in a linguistic barrier and it can downright difficult.
Luckily, for Sp…
Several patients taken to hospital for treatment after rollover accident in Midway
June 4, 2024
Several people involved in a crash at the intersection of Gulf Breeze Parkway and Woodlawn Beach Road Tuesday afternoon were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital for treatment, according to information sha…
CERT Search and Rescue training takes over Bear Lake trails
June 4, 2024
If you were at Bear Lake, the popular recreation area in Blackwater State Forest, on Sunday, June 2, you might have noticed multiple Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office K9s and large groups of people…
With electric vehicle use on the rise, Navarre area fire chiefs discuss fire safety
June 4, 2024
Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States have skyrocketed since their emergence on the market in the 2010s. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which is under the direction…
Hurlburt Field conducting hurricane readiness exercise
June 3, 2024
The 1st Special Operations Wing will be conducting a hurricane readiness exercise June 3 to 6, 2024 to maintain contingency preparedness. There will be an increase in emergency response activity and…
America Ave. washed out, road closed
June 3, 2024
Over the weekend, Santa Rosa County announced that America Ave. suffered a washout. With the road compromised, Santa Rosa County officials closed the road until further notice. The closure is in betw…







