Beach Archive

Linda Coley will assume the position of president of the Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association during a Jan. 19 board meeting.

Recreational and commercial blue crab harvesters in certain areas of the Panhandle must remove their blue crab traps from the water before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. This closure will give groups authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the water.

Repairs on the Navarre Beach Causeway and sound relief bridge will cost an additional $769,497.20 to remove lead-based paint from the bridge.

The old Navarre Beach Park entrance is slowly being transformed into the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.

Sea turtles have made several headlines recently as the cold water temperatures have taken their toll on the protected species.