After a soft showing in recent years, new homes are suddenly hot properties in Navarre.  "We're selling them as fast as we can build them," said builder Samuel Stevens of Stevens & Associates, of newly built houses in the Navarre area. To read more, subscribe online or pick up a copy of the June 6 Navarre Press.

Take Stock in Children, a program that offers scholarships and mentoring to deserving, low-income youth, held a ceremony last Wednesday night to recognize the 2013 scholarship recipients and class members. To read more, subscribe online or pick up a copy of the June 6 Navarre Press.

Donating to a good cause can now be as easy as buying a bag of ice. An ice machine located in front of Century 21 Island View Realty in Navarre has been bought by Horizons-The Arc of the Emerald Coast, which is an advocacy organization based in Fort Walton Beach for citizens of all ages with disabilities such as downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, austime and spin bifida. All proceeds from the ice machine will go to funding...

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Heavy rain was pouring across much of the Florida peninsula early Thursday as Tropical Storm Andrea headed toward Florida's peninsula. Tropical storm warnings were in effect from Boca Grande to Indian Pass on Florida's coast and along the east coast up to Virginia.  Maximum sustained winds were 60 mph. Landfall is expected in Florida's Big Bend area Thursday. It was not expected to strengthen into a hurricane.