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Ascension Sacred Heart Navarre Emergency Room is holding an event to get families ready for school.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, the ER will host a ‘back to school’ event featuring local first responders, games for children, a bounce house, free children’s haircuts and school supplies.

Navarre residents John Starrett and Coby Thompson were full of love and life.

That is how nearly every friend and family member the Navarre Press spoke with described the couple, who died the night of July 2 in a motorcycle crash in Pensacola. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at mile marker 1 on Interstate 110 near the Pensacola Bay Center.

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you the past few weeks have been hot.

In addition to the typical summer heat, above average temperatures have been seen across Northwest Florida. Across the country, high temperatures have been attributed to a ‘heat dome,’ which is a high-pressure system in the atmosphere which encases heat within the area it is over.

Navarre Beach is nearly three months into sea turtle nesting season and already has more than a dozen nests.

According to Cinnamon Tyler, a member of the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Patrol, the beach has seen 14 nests. Currently, 13 of those nests remain.

Pensacola Beach Air Show is back July 15 through 18.

The annual air show will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and the 80th anniversary of the Blue Angels, who will appear each day. The event is free to the public.

A house fire in the 7600 block of Manatee Street in Holley by the Sea has led to an outpouring of support for the homeowners from members of the Navarre community.

The fire happened Saturday, July 4, just before midnight. Firefighters from Holley-Navarre Fire District and Midway Fire District responded to the scene and battled the blaze, eventually extinguishing it. Despite beating back the flames, firefighters weren’t able to save the roof, which was burned through by the fire. Large amounts of flames and smoke were visible from outside the home.

A new alert system implemented July 1 promises to help Florida law enforcement agencies locate missing children with special needs more quickly.

The Spectrum Alert notifies the public of a missing child younger than 18 with autism spectrum disorder whom law enforcement believes is in danger of death or serious bodily harm. Both standard and enhanced versions of the alert can be issued.

Inside a packed conference room on the third floor of the Ascension Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Pensacola, staff members and community members welcomed a new member of the team.
He doesn’t talk, he doesn’t complain, and he is paid in hugs and treats.

The Navarre Park Splash Pad, 8513 Navarre Parkway in Navarre, is temporarily closed after Santa Rosa County was notified by the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County of a person with a confirmed exposure to Cryptosporidium (commonly called “Crypto”), a parasite that can cause gastrointestinal illness, who had visited the splash pad during their exposure period. Additionally, the Navarre Park playground is now also closed to be disinfected The playground area is expected to reopen tomorrow, Saturday, July 11.

Two recent close calls for pediatric drowning and a fire alarm incident have called into question safety at short-term rentals in Navarre.

On June 16 and 21, Holley-Navarre Fire District responded to two calls for service related to drowning.