Two life sentences for 2020 double homicide in Navarre
December 8, 2023
On December 5, 2023, Santa Rosa Circuit Court Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Courtney William Howell to two consecutive life sentences in prison in Florida’s Department of Corrections for two counts o…
Contractor arrested for taking $15K payment without doing work
December 8, 2023
A Pensacola contractor has been arrested for larceny of over $15,000 after not performing work on a Gulf Breeze woman’s home.
Jesse Wayne LaCoste, 30, owner of LaCoste Construction Group, was arrest…
A miraculous recovery: Airman defies the odds
December 7, 2023
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. – A year after a terrible car accident impacting four Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Airman 1st Class Matthew Sharp’s journey of recovery is a story…
Hurlburt engineers hold bivouac on Tyndall
December 6, 2023
Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. – The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron embarked on a mission to enhance its operational readiness through a 96-hour bivouac field training exercise at the T…
Costa Enterprises McDonald’s transfers Bluewater Bay, Niceville locations to new owners
December 6, 2023
The Costa Family of Costa Enterprises McDonald’s has announced their Bluewater Bay and Niceville restaurants will be transferring to new owners, Tim and Stacey Hughes, beginning December 15, 2023.
Cold weather shelter open Wednesday, Dec. 6
December 5, 2023
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the sh…
Santa Rosa County Christmas and New Year holiday closures
December 5, 2023
The following Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Dec. 26 for Christmas:
Florida’s Republican chair has denied a woman’s rape allegation in a case roiling state politics
December 4, 2023
By Terry Spencer –
The head of the Florida Republican Party, whose wife is a founder of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative groups, has been accused of rape, leading Gov. Ron DeSantis t…
Rio Bravo, other stores in Tiger Point, sustain smoke, water damage after fire
December 4, 2023
A Mexican restaurant in Tiger Point remains closed following a fire early morning, Wednesday, Nov. 27. The blaze began sometime before 12:35 a.m., Nov. 27, at Rio Bravo Mexican Grill, located at 3755…
Grillehouse makes surprise announcement, closes for winter
November 30, 2023
Those looking for steak, shrimp and a fine dining experience will need to look somewhere beside the Grillehouse of Navarre for the next few months. The restaurant, which opened in fall 2022, is set t…