Community Archive

Navarre’s Leo Weeks had the privilege of running the 5K Road Race in Fort Walton Beach last weekend with his grandson, Army Warrant Officer 1 Richard Weeks, who was in town visiting. At 83 and 31, they believe they were the only grandfather/grandson runners in the event.

Outside the Holley by the Sea home of Cheryl Martinez sits a box that houses a little free library.

It was built in memory of her granddaughter, 14-year-old Skye Farej, who was killed in a Gulf Breeze house fire in 2018.

The Midway Fire District participated in the annual #donutstrike4manna food drive in June collecting some 3,000 pounds of nonperishable food items and a striking $4,211.15 in cash donations.

Angela Jordan chokes up talking about the six-page letter – handwritten in cursive – that country singer Woody Bradshaw wrote to her and her West Navarre Intermediate students.

Submitted photo Students from Holley Navarre Primary and their parents are participating in the Reading Road Trip at the Holley Navarre Primary media center. One of the guest speakers last month was the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, complete with animal ambassadors.

Every day on her way to work, Cindy Lus drives by the white bike commemorating the spot where a homeless woman was killed more than a decade ago.

For the seventh year in a row, the Robledal/Oakhaven subdivisions held an Independence Day weekend neighborhood parade. More than 100 neighbors dressed in red, white and blue as families, friends and dogs walked, rode bikes, drove golf carts, classic cars, and even a tractor down Avenida de Galvez off Highway 399. The July 3 parade ended with an after-party picnic at the Crab pavilion, the neighborhood hang out by East River.

The Santa Rosa County Animal Services has 15 dogs who need heartworm medication to recover. Five are already in treatment, while 10 more are waiting on the necessary medication.

The ribbon cutting for the Benny Russell Park expansion was postponed due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled for July 7 at 9 a.m.

Santa Rosa County will hold a ribbon-cutting for the Benny Russell Park expansion on Tuesday, July 6 at 9 a.m. The improvements included a splash pad with restroom, new playground for ages 5 through 12, fitness fun-zone court, multi-purpose trail, multi-purpose sports field, and picnic pavilions.

Fireworks and live music will mark the Fourth of July celebration Navarre Beach this year, but the children’s parade will not take place.

In the past, the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce has held a non-motorized children’s parade in the early evening before other events begin.