Jun 20, 2025
Eight sea turtles released from Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center
Over 500 people were on hand to witness the return of eight sea turtles to the Gulf of America.
Jun 19, 2025
Florida Ag department looking for student chefs for ‘Next Florida Future Chef’ competition
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) wants to find the next Florida Future Chef. Could that be your child?
Students ages 7 to 13 are eligible to sign up for and compete in the statewide cooking competition which spotlights Florida agriculture, the culinary arts in the Sunshine State and the next generation of Floridians.
Jun 18, 2025
Senior chill out raises over $48K, hundreds of A/C units and fans
The Pete Moore Automotive Team Senior Chill Out, which raises funds and collects fans and A/C units for senior citizens in Northwest Florida, was a success June 6.
The annual event, which is organized through the Council on Aging of West Florida, saw 316 fans, 295 window air conditioner units and $48,441 donated by people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Jun 17, 2025
Momentum Church holds fundraiser to build commercial kitchen for community
For most of its history, Momentum Church has been a mobile church, using rented spaces to worship and hold events.
Last year, the church, which has several satellite campuses around Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, bought a building of Summit Boulevard in Pensacola to use as a permanent church and a community outreach center. The building also houses church offices.
To help purchase and renovate the building, the church held “Heart for the House,” an annual fundraiser organized to help gather funding for large scale projects of the church or to help the community.
Jun 17, 2025
Navarre grad turned author releases debut novel
A Navarre High School graduate has just released her debut novel. Willow Cilo-Cilo, who goes by the pen name Willow Grace, is the author of “Creonex,” a science fiction and fantasy novel which was released May 27. The book centers on a female character in a different universe caught between a cosmic war and dealing with her own struggles.
Jun 16, 2025
Adolescents learn water skills, lifesaving measures at Junior Lifeguard camp
With the summer in full swing, Navarre Beach Lifeguards have invited a new crop of Junior Lifeguards to participate in their series of camps.
At the camps, held during the week throughout June, adolescents ages 8 to 15 learn the ins and outs of lifeguarding, from water rescue skills to CPR and first aid. This is the fifth year Navarre Beach Lifeguards is hosting the program.
Jun 13, 2025
Krafty Kids Expo gives children opportunity to earn, save money
While other children are earning allowances through household chores or yardwork, a group of just over a dozen children were earning money from strangers earlier this month by selling products, from lemonade to crochet stuffed animals to bracelets.
The children are young entrepreneurs and were at Pik-Itz’s Saturday morning market June 7 for the Highway 87 Krafty Kids Expo.
Jun 12, 2025
Precautionary boil water notice for Navarre residents in second addition subdivision
Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) has issued a precautionary boil water notice for homes on Tavira Street, Nevada Street, Miranda Street, Mercado Street, Verdura Street, and Beleza Street – between Avenida De Sol and Frontera Street.
Jun 12, 2025
June is audiobooks month at Santa Rosa County Public Libraries
Audiobooks are the fastest growing format in publishing and sales for audiobooks have risen year over year for the past few years.
According to the Audio Publishers Association’s annual survey, 2024 saw $2.2 billion in sales, a 13% increase from the year before. In 2023, sales were at $2 billion, a 9% increase from the previous year.
Jun 11, 2025
Raider Unified hoops team earns state runner-up finish
Navarre High sent a unified basketball team to Orlando last month to compete in the Florida Special Olympics.
The team battled through area and regional rounds to punch a ticket to state, where the team earned a runner-up finish in five-on-five competition.