NAVARRE BEACH — Soon, everyone will have the chance to enjoy Navarre Beach. At the Santa Rosa County Commissioner meeting Monday morning, the board voiced approval of the purchase of two aquatic beach wheelchairs for public use at the beach. The purchase totals $2,698.20. According to ... Read More

NAVARRE BEACH — Navarre Beach Sports and Recreation will be expanding its volleyball complex with an additional 10 to 15 courts. At the Santa Rosa County Commissioner meeting Monday morning, the board voiced approval to provide $15,000 for the expansion at its new location behind the ... Read More

Thai Elephant is in an unassuming strip shopping center on U.S. Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach, just a little east of Louie Louie restaurant. Despite having heard of it, we actually passed it by and needed to execute a U-turn. Nonetheless, parking is a... Read More

SANTA ROSA BEACH — The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a driver involved in a serious hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning. According to news release from the FHP, at around 2 a.m. Tuesday the driver of a Toyota Scion XB was driving on Highway 98 eastbound when the driver attempted ... Read More

The resort charges $10 for visitors using the parking lot near the north end of the broad, sandy beach that extends south to the mouth of Tomales Bay, giving free-roaming dogs and their owners plenty of room for hikes alongside mild surf. The beach, lo... Read More

SANTA ROSA BEACH — If there was one thing young Vernon Bishop knew, it was that he had to be a part of World War II. He became part of one of the biggest wartime deceptions in history, although he didn't really know that until he got back home to Walton County. Bishop's wartime story began ... Read More

USM Speech and Debate Team members competing at the tournament included John Beckham, a history major from Mandeville, La.; Richard Bradley, an economics major from Birmingham, U.K.; Evey Williams, a philosophy major from Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; and Jo... Read More

The Hobie Wave Mid-Winter regional had seven sailors from Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, Minnesita and Louisiana competing...including Mark Ederer from the Ocean Springs Yacht Club. Scott Raines from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida says he's familiar with the Mississippi Sound. He's been competing ... Read More

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. - A new campground has opened this weekend at Point Washington State Forest in Santa Rosa Beach. Eastern Lake Campground 2 opened on Friday and is a primitive campsite located on Eastern Lake just 9 miles south of Freeport. The n... Read More

Many AT&T cellphone users in South Walton County have suffered spotty to no service over the past three weeks. SANTA ROSA BEACH — Many AT&T cellphone users in South Walton County have suffered spotty to no service over the past three weeks. A cell tower went offline March 23, and another ... Read More