Community Archive

For nearly ten years, the local unit of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program has been providing a way for Navarre area kids to improve their reading skills with a special kind of partner- a registered therapy dog.

“This is the most I ever talked about Vietnam,” Dennis Allen murmured, glancing at his wife, Judy.

Navarre resident Shane Rainwater knew that Lily, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, was in a lot of pain after his daughter’s boyfriend found the dog lying on his porch, but he did not know that the pain was from a gunshot wound.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce voted last Wednesday to be a sponsor for the Safe Communities America designation to help Santa Rosa County gain national recognition as one of the safest places to live in the nation.

A Navarre resident has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the Florida Independent Living Council, which promotes and advocates independent living for people with disabilities.

The fall festival season is right around the corner, and one of the most popular ways locals experience it is through Santa Rosa County’s annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour, which is celebrating its 10th year. More than 40 events are planned throughout the county in conjunction with the Tour, which takes place each weekend in October.

The mischievous grin with which Brad Dillion greeted me, I discovered, was a permanent part of his features. Even when revisiting times of strife, he meets the situation with an air of serious wittiness.

Every Wednesday evening once visitors leave the Gulf Breeze Zoo, the tables are turned and the animals get a chance to do the people-watching for a change.

Former Navarre resident Jeff Juhnke first shared his plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with the Navarre Press in June. Now, he is back home after spending almost a month in Africa and excited to share his experience climbing the fourth tallest peak in the world.

Though summer is coming to a close, the Panhandle Butterfly House still has the annual Monarch Madness coming up in October. In addition, the PBH offers stunning sights and program educating and promoting butterflies. With this in mind, the local Elks Lodge made a donation that will ensure that these events and programs continue.