Community Archive

More than a year after the ownership of the Navarre Beach Pier switched hands from Pier Inc. to TC’s Coastal Front Porch, LCC, improvements in management and atmosphere are tough to ignore.

From April 17 through July 26, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida recruited 135 male mentors to volunteer in the lives of local boys.

Country on the Sound in Navarre has already been made public and plans to feature country music stars Trace Adkins and Big & Rich.

The West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) was recently awarded a grant through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. The grant will be administered in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and will provide 11th-grade students and teachers with the resources to promote hands-on environmental education through outdoor place-based activities.

Hundreds of reptile enthusiasts packed into the Navarre Conference Center last Saturday for the Reptiday Navarre Show. The host of the event, Repticon, is a national leader in reptile and exotic pet shows in the United States. The show provides a venue for curious minds to see reptiles up close in a controlled environment through live animal encounters. There are also opportunities for breeders and owners to purchase exotic animals, products and accessories for the care of their pet reptiles. Vendors included regional and local breeders and educators.

Commissioner Rob Williamson is hosting a “listening” tour, stopping at sites throughout the county to hear citizens’ concerns, and two dozen residents attended his July 24 meeting at the Navarre Visitor Information Center.

The state Department of Health confirmed its first case of West Nile virus for the 2015 season – a Walton County resident.

As of July 22, 15 people had applied replace Santa Rosa County Administrator Hunter Walker, who in April announced he would retire at the end of the year.

When the clock struck 3 Friday afternoon, Bill Bunning rang a bell behind the bar and filled the first glass with craft beer from the tap at Ye Olde Brothers Brewery in Navarre.

In recognition of the dedication of zoo keepers and aquarists, the American Association of Zoo Keepers and zoos and aquariums across the nation celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week July 19 through 25.