Beach Archive

Dredging for the Navarre Beach nourishment project came to a halt Monday night, June 6 as Tropical Storm Colin caused rough waters out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Eagle Scout Lucas Pallone’s love of sea turtles was sparked as he watched hundreds of little hatchlings make a mad dash for the Gulf one evening when he was 14.

A Navarre Family Watersport tour helicopter was out of commission Saturday, May 21, after taking a hard landing off the side of the landing platform.

A leaseholder of nearly 6  acres of land on the Sound side of Navarre Beach Marine Park has recently made inquiries regarding changing their 1960 lease from the construction of a marina to the construction of condos.

Sage Offutt is looking forward to getting back on the beach in Navarre this summer and reopening her highly successful paddleboard business, Sage Paddle Co., for the summer.

Officials at Gulf Islands National Seashore have announced the discovery of the first sea turtle nest of the season.  The nest was laid by a loggerhead turtle on Pensacola Beach; however, staff and volunteers have relocated it to Gulf Islands National Seashore because of the scheduled beach renourishment work on Pensacola Beach. 

Keeping a protective watch for nesting sea turtles and birds, Weeks Marine Inc. is replenishing Navarre Beach with more than one million cubic yards of dredged sand in hopes of finishing by the holiday weekend of July Fourth.

Jenna Phillips saw her interest in science fueled to another level while in high school. It was during a field trip with Charlene Mauro’s science class.

Visitors and residents of Pensacola Beach will be able to use SunPass, the Florida Turnpike Enterprises’ prepaid electronic tolling system on the Bob Sikes Bridge beginning May 26.

Under perfect weather conditions, 125 runners made their way to the start line of the first Cobia Run 5K/10K on Navarre Beach Saturday morning.  Proceeds from the run benefited Bright Skies Foundation, a non-profit organized to help patients and families who are struggling with depression, dementia, and Parkinson’s.  The foundation pays for prescriptions, provides counselors, family counseling, travel expenses, home health care and meals.