NAVARRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SUES

The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting the publisher and owner of the Navarre Press newspaper, has filed a defamation lawsuit against outgoing Santa Rosa County Commissioner Rob Williamson. The lawsuit, which seeks damages of over $15,000, claims mailers sent by Williamson during his unsuccessful campaign for re-election subjected Kemp and the newspaper to public hatred, distrust, ridicule and contempt and harmed Kemp and the paper’s reputation. Williamson sent out three campaign mail-outs that Kemp alleged distorted or fabricated the truth. Kemp and the Navarre Press have a history of conflict with Williamson.