The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office completed an investigation on June 14 involving Robert Todd Crutchfield, a teacher at King Middle School in Santa Rosa County. Initial reports to the Investigators advised Crutchfield contacted a former student who was 14 years of age on Facebook. After the...

Just before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, Santa Rosa County deputies responded to an armed robbery located at 9970 Navarre Pkwy (Navarre Turf). The victim was sitting inside watching TV when a black male walked in through the front door. The male was approximately 6' tall and skinny, wearing a plain...

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Firefighter Erik Benton, Lt. Eric Shoultz, and Firefighter Adam "Opie" Robinson are pressure testing the firehydrants to make sure they are ready when they need them.

An unidentified white male was found in the National Seashore just west of Opal Beach by a turtle patrol early Friday morning.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has issued a water quality advisory for the Sound at Navarre Park on Highway 98 in Navarre.  The health department advises against any water-related activities in the Sound waters at this location due to the potential for high bacteria levels...

Two people were killed in a traffic accident that shut down the westbound lanes of U.S. Hwy 98 near the Hurlburt Field main entrance for nearly five hours on Thursday. Seven vehicles were damaged in the crash, in which three Navarre residents and one Gulf Breeze residents were involved.

A multiple vehicle traffic crash that happened at about 1:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Highway 98 near the Hurlburt Field main gate in Okaloosa County was still causing traffic delays as of 3:15 p.m. All westbound lanes are still completely shut down, and motorists are advised to avoid that area...

The trend toward more online banking and e-commerce is hitting home in the Navarre area, as two banks have confirmed they are closing branch locations in Navarre.  A Suntrust branch is slated to close June 14 while Hancock Bank will close its Navarre and Tiger Point locations on August 30. To read more,...

Traffic Advisory Expect heavy traffic Hwy 98 eastbound thorugh Gulf Breeze, onto 399 toward Pensacola Beach. There is construction at the toll booth and traffic is down to one lane on the Bob Sikes bridge.

 The Navarre area’s main thoroughfare will be undergoing a facelift beginning this week.   

It is not often that a mother and daughter can share a moment as special as graduating from college together, but Navarre residents Jody Roby and her daughter Elizabeth Griffiths experienced that joy last week. To read more, subscribe online or pick...

Santa Rosa County native Boo Weekley scored his third PGA victory on May 26 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Ft. Worth, Tex. Subsequently, he won PGA Tour’s Player of the Month. For more, subscribe online or read the June...

With six seniors and two speedy underclassmen, the Navarre High School girls’ cross country team has plenty of talent going into the fall season. To read more, subscribe online or pick up the June 13 Navarre Press.