Community Archive

For the past 23 years, David Chaves has been a fixture at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School. The fifth-grade educator was recently named the school’s teacher of the year.

This isn’t Chaves’ first experience as a teacher of the year. He was also given the honor in 2018.

A new coffee shop may be coming to Tiger Point.

A franchisee with Ellianos Coffee, a restaurant chain started in 2002, has submitted plans to bring the restaurant to the 3400 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway (Highway 98).

For the past five years, Honya Richbourg has taught music to children at West Navarre Intermediate School.

Now, she is the school’s teacher of the year.

Eight additional harvest days have been added to the 2026 Gulf private recreational red snapper season, allowing harvest to remain open continuously from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22.

These additional days will align recreational red snapper fishing opportunities across Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

It isn’t every day you meet someone named after your hometown, but on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that’s what happened at the Navarre Press office.

Navarre Mark Thompson, a curious, spry child of 15 months, recently visited Navarre, Florida, for just the second time. He was 2 months old during his prior visit.

The Holley-Navarre Fire District’s fire marshal, Joe Early, called it a career Friday, Sept. 25, marking 16 years as a member of the district’s staff.

Prior to his time with HNFD, Early served as a firefighter with Okaloosa Island Fire Department, working his way up from firefighter to assistant chief. A Fort Walton Beach native, Early spent 29 years with Okaloosa Island.

Another bear hunt is in the works for December.

Last year, a bear hunt was held in four specified hunting zones. The zones were within four of the seven Bear Management Units across the state. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which approved and regulated the hunt, approximately 52 black bears were harvested, or killed.

On the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23, a group of around 20 students gathered around the flagpole in front of Navarre High School to pray for their school community.

The group, which consisted of members of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and other Christians, was there for See You at the Pole, an international student prayer event.

Jamie Edmondson, Holley-Navarre Primary School’s teacher of the year, has always wanted to be a teacher, even if the journey took a little longer than she intended.

A graduate of Tate High School and the University of West Florida, Edmondson grew up playing school.

Bagelheads, a local chain restaurant serving breakfast and lunch items, has announced plans to come to Gulf Breeze.