Military families are no stranger to homecomings but for one family in Northwest Florida, they had a homecoming 73 years in the making.
On April 4, one family finally got the opportunity to say hello and goodbye to a Korean War veteran who had been missing since 1950. Private First Class Ithiel Whatley, of Pensacola, had been reported missing July 12, 1950, in the vicinity of Choci’won in present day South Korea. He was 19 at the time.
Dwayne Clark Jr. raised his arms up in celebration as Nathan Link put up a shot and made a basket.
The smile on the face of everyone on the court, including Link, as well as the roar of the crowd said it all in a unified basketball game between Navarre and Gulf Breeze two weeks ago.
While Bands on the Blackwater played Friday, March 31, another event in downtown Milton was happening.
At the historic Imogene Theatre, a group of local authors gathered to share their books and their experiences with those who stopped into Santa Rosa County Historical Society’s A Night Without Shakespeare.
Northwest Florida is rich in history, but one part of its history has been getting more attention from historians in recent years.
In September 2021, the Pensacola Pass was recognized as an Underground Railroad site by the National Park Service. The following year, in November, Fort Pickens attained the same status. Both sites are part of NPS’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, which consists of 700 listings in 39 states, plus Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A longtime Navarre Beach concert series is facing an unlikely future.
During the Tourist Development Council’s recent budget workshop, the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce did not submit a sponsorship request for the Tunes by the Dunes concert series for the upcoming fiscal year.
Rhoda Bargas spent the whole week in bed. Depression’s vicious grip kept her there.
It sapped the Navarre resident of the excitement she should have been feeling with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials in Las Vegas looming on the horizon.
Down a long and narrow road in Holley, you’ll find the Little Red Farm by the Sea, a sort of petting zoo/animal rescue that has gained traction from social media exposure, mostly on Facebook.
Jess Sullivan (Gougeon) lives with her husband and three children on the farm, which is really a homestead.
Residents across Navarre may be hearing a knock on the door very soon. Preserve Navarre is launching an informational, door-to-door outreach campaign to let people know about what incorporation could bring.
Preserve Navarre is a nonprofit organization devoted to incorporating Navarre, something which has been tried twice before (2006 and 2014) but to no avail. The organization has been active since the start of 2021.
