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A water main break on Tuesday morning prompted the Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System to issue a boil water notice for customers.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will host a low-cost pet vaccination and microchip clinic on Saturday, May 30, from 9-11 a.m. at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Only cats and dogs are eligible to be microchipped and vaccinated.

Memorial Day will be held Monday, May 25, this year. In recognition of the holiday, there are multiple ceremonies planned in Santa Rosa County.

Kimahri Blevins, 15, and Gabriel Williams, 16, are due back in court this summer.
The pair were charged with first-degree premeditated murder or felony murder for allegedly killing their classmate Danika Troy, 14. The two teens were indicted Dec. 19, 2025.

Citing public safety concerns and costs, a plan to adopt student ID cards for Santa Rosa County students died due to the lack of support from members of the Santa Rosa County School Board, with School Board Chair Carol Boston as the only member to make a motion to approve the item.

David Farrow spent his life helping when he could. From being an Army veteran to helping teachers in need when running an appliance store in Georgia, to sitting on school advisory committees while his son moved through the grades. Now he is eyeing a seat on the Santa Rosa County School Board.

A Navarre man was arrested on May 14 after a warrant was executed because he allegedly trespassed on a neighbor’s property nude and removed a security camera mounted outside her home.

When Erin Nisewonger came back to Santa Rosa County after spending four years in Hawaii, she expected more green space and improved infrastructure. What she got was storage units and car washes

Next week, the Santa Rosa County Commission will begin to deliberate whether or not to approve a contract that will bring speed enforcement programs to twelve school zones in the north end of the county.

For nearly 200 years, Bagdad Methodist Church has been a fixture of Santa Rosa County. The sanctuary has been standing since 1885. The congregation can trace its roots back to 1821, when carpenters and settlers gathered along the Blackwater River for Sunday service.