Beach Archive

While “Jaws” might have scared people away from the beach, sharks drew people to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center on Tuesday, July 14.

The center held a Shark Awareness Day event highlighting a predator found just off the Emerald Coast.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District will not be pursuing a plan to reclassify Transient Public Lodging Establishments as non-residential properties. TPLEs include Airbnb, VRBO and other rental properties.

Tuesday, July 14, the Navarre Beach Fire Commission discussed the future of the proposal, which had been tabled since a contentious April meeting.

Navarre Beach is nearly three months into sea turtle nesting season and already has more than a dozen nests.

According to Cinnamon Tyler, a member of the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Patrol, the beach has seen 14 nests. Currently, 13 of those nests remain.

Pensacola Beach Air Show is back July 15 through 18.

The annual air show will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the 80th anniversary of the Blue Angels, who will appear each day. The event is free to the public.

A boat partially sank in Santa Rosa Sound near Juana’s Pagodas on Monday afternoon, July 6.

Saturday, July 4, 2026, marked the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s founding. In celebration, Navarre Beach held its annual fireworks show. People came from across Northwest Florida and other parts of the country to witness the display of patriotism.

Navarre Beach Fishing Pier is the longest in the Gulf of America and one of the busiest piers in Northwest Florida. With much traffic comes much trash.

Fortunately, volunteers from the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station dove in and cleaned up more than 200 pounds of trash from beneath Navarre Beach Fishing Pier on Sunday, June 28.

Navarre Beach has once again received national attention as a tourist destination.

The community was recently featured in Travel + Leisure magazine, which highlighted Navarre Beach as Florida’s “most relaxing place.”

As of late, it seems the mantra at Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District is ‘out with the old and in with the new.’

During their June 9 meeting, Navarre Beach Board of Fire Commissioners voted to list two of their vehicles as surplus and add a new vehicle to the District’s list of assets.

With summer underway, Navarre Beach Lifeguards are minding the shoreline and helping ensure the next generation not only knows how to stay safe in and out of the water but also how to help others.

During the month of June, Navarre Beach Lifeguards hosted their annual Junior Lifeguard program, which features beginner and advanced courses. The beginner course lasts for one week and is being held twice this summer.