Community Archive

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce seeks artists to design the official poster for the 31st anniversary of the Navarre Fun Fest on Navarre Beach. The winning artist will receive $300 and a complimentary high-visibility artist booth at the event, Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25.

When artist and painting instructor Laurie Taylor moved to Navarre she knew she wanted to have art parties. She even had a name – “Art Uncorked.” As luck would have it, The Vine Wine Bar opened up and the rest is history – in the making.

Residents are asked to provide input on proposed improvements to Navarre Park, located at 8543 Navarre Parkway at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge. Santa Rosa County will apply for a Land and Water Conservation grant to make the improvements and will collect comments from citizens at two public meetings, via email or phone. LWCF is a state competitive grant program which will match county funds for acquisition or development of land for public outdoor recreation.

A small park in Holley is getting some much-needed attention thanks to local business owner Donna Sue Harvell, who began advocating last fall for park improvements.

The Navarre Krewe of Jesters celebrated its annual 12th Night coronation of Mardi Gras royalty on Saturday, Jan. 10, with a party at the Navarre Elks Club.  

United Peninsula Association’s (UPA) first quarterly meeting of 2015 is Thursday, Jan. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the main dining room of Tiger Point Golf Club.  

Do you have a desire to help others in their time of need? Have you ever thought about how cool it would be to be able to talk to people on the other side of the world for free?

Two-Time Masters Champion Bubba Watson has purchased ownership in the Blue Wahoos Minor League baseball team located on Pensacola Bay.

Santa Rosa County missed out on $150,000 in state grant funding for Navarre Park last July and resubmitted a $50,000 application in October. Now the county plans to seek $200,000 in federal grant funding for improvements.

Unlike most people, farmer Burl Scherler can step outside of his Colorado home, jump into his Cessna 210, and take off right from his front yard. In fact he did just that Friday afternoon, and nearly five hours later, he had left the cold of the Rockies for the slightly warmer temperatures of Navarre.