Jan 22, 2015
Science Station, Marine EDGE announce Shorebirds and Snowbirds
Navarre Beach Marine Science Station and Northwest Florida Marine Education and Discovery of Gulf Ecosystems, Inc. are teaming up with Audubon Society to encourage bird watching while enjoying the winter beach.
Jan 22, 2015
Navarre may get its first beach wheelchair
Navarre Beach doesn’t have beach wheelchairs, but that could soon change.
Jan 15, 2015
Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center closed during mold remediation
The Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) headquarters in Gulf Breeze closed Jan. 10 for mold remediation in the aftermath the April 2014 declared flooding event.
Jan 15, 2015
County may add staff for RESTORE funding
Santa Rosa County Jan. 15 began accepting applications for the first allocation of local RESTORE Act funding – roughly $4.3 million.
Jan 15, 2015
2-state Gulf Coast manatee sighting network expanding west
As manatees recover in Florida, their U.S. home base, more and more seem to be showing up farther west along the Gulf of Mexico.
Jan 1, 2015
2014 Beach Year in Review
Beach lease fees
Residents of Navarre Beach fought throughout the year to acquire fee simple titles for their properties on Santa Rosa Island. Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown began levying taxes against leased property and improvements on Navarre Beach in 2001. Residents opposed the taxes as they already paid leaseholder fees and saw it as a double tax. However, the Florida Supreme Court upheld Browns’ actions even after leaseholders asked for clarification.
Jan 1, 2015
New year brings changes to pier restaurant
Stephanie Maddox, general manager of Coastal Concessions, is excited about a new menu being offered at Lagerhead’s, the restaurant and bar at Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. Maddox is also proud of the establishment’s new head chef, Mike Crawford.
Jan 1, 2015
The tales of two Navarres
When he was a kid growing up in Minneapolis, Warren Anderson and his parents would make the 15-mile trip to his grandparents’ lake house in none other than Navarre, Minn.
Dec 11, 2014
High water mark signs going up around county
Earlier this week Santa Rosa County and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials unveiled new signage aimed to increased public awareness purchasing flood insurance in the area.
Dec 11, 2014
Public outcry puts brakes on $15 beach road fee
Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown said a proposed plan to build booths and charge an admission to use J. Earle Bowden Way, the scenic route connecting Navarre and Pensacola beaches, will be scratched from further consideration, following a required six-week public comment period ending Jan. 2.