Community Archive

It’s estimated 22 veterans die by suicide every day. To raise awareness of veterans suicide and PTSD, American Legion Post 382 hosts Challenge 22 event. This year marked the third year of the event.

Held at Navarre Park Saturday, Sept. 30, members of Post 382, other Legionnaires and community members came together to support veterans by raising money to Project: VetRelief, which provides resources and services to veterans including emergency assistance and helping veterans collect their benefits.

The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program presented nine checks totaling $273,000 at its Community Grants Symposium on Sept. 22 at the Bayview Community Center in Pensacola, including almost $43,000 in awards to two Santa Rosa County organizations: $31,881.22 to the Santa Rosa County School District and $11,000 for the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.

Madilynn Brand was crowned as Navarre High’s homecoming queen Friday nigh at halftime of the Raiders’ game against Mosley.

They say beauty is in the eye of beholder and Jeff Waldorff has quite the eye.
For the past 17 years, Waldorff, 62, has been capturing the natural scenery of northwest Florida with his photography.

Remote Area Medical (RAM) ® is hosting pop-up clinics on Saturday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3, at Milton High School, 5445 Stewart St. in Milton.

According to the District One Medical Examiner’s Office, which covers the four westernmost counties in Florida, northwest Florida has the highest number of overdoses per capita in the state. A large part of the issue is the flow of illegal narcotics. To combat this, Santa Rosa County and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office have stepped in to take down a drug house, literally. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference/demolition event at 5912 Congress St.

The Gulf Coast Council BSA will hold its 3rd annual Sporting Clay Classic Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Looking for some entertainment to kick off the weekend? On Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., Navarre High School’s theatre program will host an improv showcase entitled “Mission: Improv-ible,” which is also the name of the improv troupe putting on the showcase.

A familiar place to play and gather in Gulf Breeze will soon reopen to the public. Swenson Park, located at 1076 Circle Lane, has been under renovation since the notice to proceed with construction was given Jan. 23, 2023.

It was a wet day for those who attended this year’s Smokin’ in the Square BBQ cookoff at St. Sylvester’s. While the rain fell, it didn’t deter people from coming out to eat some grub.