Mar 5, 2015
Another busy year expected at Navarre Beach
With a new beach season set to begin, lifeguards will report to their stations March 14.
Feb 26, 2015
Reef ready to come alive
The artificial reefs in the sound and on the Gulf side are home to more than 60 different species, and with warmer temperatures on the horizon, they’ll soon be teeming with sea life.
Feb 19, 2015
Record number of 97 million tourists visited Florida
A record number of tourists flocked to Florida last year as the nation’s economy continued its recovery after the Great Recession.
Feb 19, 2015
Owners cited for derelict boats
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has cited two separate owners of derelict sailboats currently located in Santa Rosa Sound near Juana’s Pagodas.
Feb 19, 2015
First responder rescues man after boat capsizes
The Navarre Beach Fire Department rescued a man Feb. 12 when his sailboat capsized in Navarre Sound.
Feb 12, 2015
Snowbird Social draws largest crowd in history
Hundreds of snowbirds Feb. 4 descended upon The Club at Hidden Club for the fourth annual Snowbird Appreciation Social and Navarre Business Expo. Organizers said it was the largest crowd in the event’s history.
Feb 12, 2015
Gulf Islands National Seashore offers free admission during holiday weekend
In honor of President’ Day, Gulf Islands National Seashore will join national parks across the country by celebrating a fee-free weekend Saturday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 16. Visitors will be allowed to enter the Fort Pickens, Opal Beach and Perdido Key areas of the Seashore free of charge.
Feb 5, 2015
Smith named Gulf Coast Regional director
Judd Smith had the opportunity to play professional beach volleyball, and even though his playing days are behind him, he is still involved in the game.
Jan 29, 2015
City of Cape Canaveral is trying to rebrand itself
Cape Canaveral, the community at the gateway to Port Canaveral — one of the world’s busiest cruise ports — wants to define and distinguish itself from other Florida beachside towns.
Jan 29, 2015
BP penalty trial dredges up gloomy images of 2010 Gulf spill
Images of oil-coated birds and testimony about “widespread sociocultural harm” opened the third phase of a trial to establish penalties BP must pay under the federal Clean Water Act for spilling millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.