Community Archive

Relics of the Bible and the early Christian Church aren’t just to be found in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, but Turkey as well.
Turkey’s biblical points of interest are the subject of Navarre resident Rachel Coggin’s new book, “Exploring Turkey’s Biblical Heritage: An Inspirational and Historical Travel Guide.”

The players, buddies and onlookers at Tiger Point Park were in for a special treat Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, as two biplanes performed a flyover ahead of a Miracle League game.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) is hosting its first-ever Community Cat Day in Tiger Point for Santa Rosa County residents on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Lane. This event will offer free spay/neuter services for up to 30 stray/feral cats.

E.H. Pullum Senior Center has a new shine thanks to Pirates on the Panhandle.
The social club, which donated a laptop to the senior center a couple months ago, gave the center a fresh coat of paint this past month.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Amnesty Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Gulf Breeze Community Center, located at 800 Shoreline Dr. in Gulf Breeze. This event allows residents to dispose of HHW at no charge without having to drive to the Central Landfill in Milton.

Navarre Press reporter Hansen Hasenberg recently visited Auburn University during the school’s homecoming weekend, which featured homecoming festivities, a stadium tour and a football game. 
Toilet paper hanging from trees is something most only see in their youth when tee-peeing a neighbor’s house as a prank—but at Auburn University, it’s tradition.

This summer, a former Holley-Navarre Middle School band director died.
Alicia Trevino, 59, passed peacefully at her home in Cantonment July 11. Born Jan. 15, 1966, in Kansas City, Missouri, Trevino grew up the daughter of a pastor and a middle child with five siblings.

There is a new baby in town and his name is “Navarre.”

Zoofari Parks, LLC has announced the birth of Kipenzi, the first second-generation southern white rhinoceros calf born within Zoofari Parks’ breeding program and the third calf to be born at the Gulf Breeze Zoo.

This September, students from Navarre Beach Marine Science Station (NBMSS), accompanied by local divers and community partners, gathered to remove harmful marine debris from beneath Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

According to NBMSS director Charlene Mauro, it’s the only student led underwater cleanup of its kind in the U.S.