Feb 2, 2017
Now hiring lifeguards
As the first wave of spring breakers take to Navarre Beach in March, lifeguards will once again patrol the shoreline.
Jan 26, 2017
Eagle Scout builds exam table to assist turtle center
Throughout the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC), there is project after project made possible by a volunteer. From the paintings on the walls to the educational displays, much of what is in the center was donated, and many of those projects were completed by local scouts as their Eagle Scout project.
Jan 19, 2017
Beachfront Springhill Suites nears completion
Finishing touches are underway at the Springhill Suites by Marriott on Navarre Beach as construction winds to a close.
Jan 19, 2017
Microplastics, hidden source of beach pollution
Residents of Navarre and Gulf Breeze have been dumping pounds of plastic into the Gulf of Mexico for years without knowing it. Every time they go through their morning routine there is plastic slipping down the drain in the form of microbeads.
Jan 12, 2017
Snowbirds flock to Navarre Beach
Though the nesting birds have long since left Navarre’s shores, a new flock of featherless birds have begun to arrive.
Jan 5, 2017
Emerald Coast Kite Flyers spread joy of flying
American kites have come a long way from diamond-shaped children’s toys. Kite flying has become a nationwide, thousand dollar hobby for many as kites continue to be built bigger, stronger and more beautifully.
Dec 29, 2016
2016 Navarre Beach Year in Review
“The Turtle Lady” leaves a legacy for Navarre
Navarre Beach lost one of its most dedicated conservationists and advocates for sea turtles early this year.
Dec 15, 2016
Retrofit grant brings turtle-friendly lighting to beachfront properties
The Board of County Commissioners voted Thursday to extend the Sea Turtle Lighting Retrofit project by six months to July 17 to allow for more of Navarre Beach’s condominiums and public lighting to be switched to turtle friendly versions.
Dec 15, 2016
ReefCam install underway despite rough seas
After three years of waiting, the Gulf of Mexico’s only underwater live feed camera was installed this week at Navarre Beach’s artificial snorkel reef.
Dec 8, 2016
Sugar Dunes leaseholders get clean slate
The leaseholders of 14 condominium units at Sugar Dunes on Navarre Beach will be allowed to pay the amended annual fee rate of $250 each, even though $180,000 remains due on the property, uncollected by the County since 1987.