Community Archive

One Navarre family is taking Halloween seriously, to the point of having a haunted trail in their backyard.

Jeff and Sharon O’Dell built the trail behind their home on Rosemont Drive. It weaves between terrifying corridors and features actors and other spooky details to scare those who dare to enter. The trail is open to the public on Oct. 30 and 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

On Aug. 10, 2024, the Santa Rosa County racing community lost a beloved figure. That day, James Fox, 33, of DeFuniak Springs, suffered a medical emergency during a race at Southern Raceway in Milton. His car crashed into the concrete wall and fence that surrounded the track.

The Navarre Band Parent Association is playing joyful music after securing one of 12 IMPACT 100 grants handed out to nonprofits in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties last week.

The announcement was made at IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area’s annual meeting, held Sunday, Oct. 13, at Hilton Pensacola Beach.

From the beaches of Normandy to the streets of Paris to the Riviera in the country’s south, France has a rich history and culture known worldwide. Next summer, a group of around 28 people from Navarre will get to experience it firsthand thanks to a trip planned by a Navarre High School teacher.

Starting in Nice, France, the 14-day bus tour will take the group, most of whom are Navarre High students, to Monaco, Pont du Gard, Provence, Avignon, Lyon, the Loire Valley, Chartres, Paris and Versailles, and Omaha Beach in the Normandy region.

Out with the old and in with the new at the Gulf Breeze Zoo. The team is always working to improve their facility and make it more enjoyable for its animals and its guests.

There’s a new sheriff in town. Or rather, a group of new patrollers.

On Friday, Oct. 4, Woodlawn Beach Middle School welcomed its first class of AAA Safety Patrollers with a graduation ceremony. The ceremony featured the students’ official pinning as patrollers, a presentation by Safety Patrol sponsor Deputy Noel Sevilla, and a keynote address from Daniel Hahn, Santa Rosa District Schools’ director of safety.

Each year, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northwest Florida puts on a cycling event to raise funds for its organization, which serves children and families across five counties, including Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa.

Over the weekend, many honored law enforcement officers who lost their life in the line of duty last year by participating in the 2024 End of Watch Memorial Ruck.

While it only lasted a few innings, before rain forced their game’s postponement, Miracle League of Santa Rosa County participants were having a blast playing baseball Thursday, Oct. 3.

Pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, play an important role in the lives of plants and, by extension, humans.