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A 36-year-old Jay man was killed on July 11 in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis says the job is more fun than he expected.

Fifteen months into a congressional career that began with an April 2025 special election, the Panama City native has a theory about why Washington has been friendlier to him than advertised: Half of Congress already loves his district.

“You’ve got all these members of Congress from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas. They all vacation in Northwest Florida,” Patronis said. “We’re their closest beaches. For me, being a product of the hospitality industry, I love to entertain.”

Whether that’s enough for voters is the question on Aug. 18. Patronis, 54, faces former Army Green Beret John Frankman and Navy veteran Doug Chico in the Republican primary. Waiting in November is Democrat Gay Valimont, who lost to Patronis by 9 percentage points in the April 2025 special election but carried Escambia County.

Patronis has endorsements from President Donald Trump for the second straight election cycle. On July 6, Patronis also secured endorsements from all four sheriffs in the district.

UPDATE: This event has been postponed, Santa Rosa County Emergency Management officials announced Monday.

With peak hurricane season quickly approaching, officials from Santa Rosa County Emergency Management are inviting residents to get prepared with their Tropical Town Hall on July 21.

A new bill introduced by Congressman Jimmy Patronis would protect seaports from unauthorized drone flights.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has closed its investigation into a Milton beekeeper’s report of massive bee losses, finding no link between the deaths and spraying, according to the agency.

A 36-year-old Jay man was killed on July 11 in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Inside a packed conference room on the third floor of the Ascension Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Pensacola, staff members and community members welcomed a new member of the team.
He doesn’t talk, he doesn’t complain, and he is paid in hugs and treats.

More than a dozen Santa Rosa County residents spoke at the first of two public hearings on a proposed 12-month data center ban before the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on July 9, telling elected officials that the temporary ban doesn’t go far enough and pressed for an outright ban.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners reviewed a tentative $255.2 million balanced budget on July 9, closing a nearly $4 million gap that was reviewed at the county’s first budget workshop on June 29, through more spending cuts, delayed capital projects, and higher-than-expected sheriff’s office revenue.

A 68-year-old Pensacola man is dead after crashing his truck into the Yellow River on Thursday, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.