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It was a little more than a year ago that Morgan Foshee told her boss she was quitting.

Morgan had been working in recruiting for Adobe, the software company behind Photoshop and the Portable Document Format. While the job paid the bills, she had larger aspirations.

Seashell collecting is a popular pastime for beachgoers across Florida.

Along the Emerald Coast, common finds include alphabet cones, Venus shells, lightning whelks, scallop shells, clam shells and Florida fighting conches. While the names may be unfamiliar to some, the appearance of these shells is recognizable to many Floridians.

For 16 years, Caroline Ireland has led the chorus program at Navarre High School.

In that time, she has become a steady presence in the school’s gymnasium building. While Ireland said she loves the school, she will move to a new school next school year.

Following the success of their Pensacola campus, Transformation Church is expanding their sphere of influence, creating a Gulf Breeze area campus.

Transformation Church’s new campus is located at the former home of Coast Community Church, which was absorbed into the church plant. The address is 3141 Gulf Breeze Parkway, just east of Oriole Beach Road.

Expansion will begin April 16 at the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre.

Military spouses often balance multiple roles, including housekeeper, parent and worker. Many handle these responsibilities while their active-duty spouse is deployed or at work.

Lyndsey Akers is no exception.

Holley-Navarre Intermediate and Primary schools are collecting donations for Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. These donations will help support ECWR’s mission of rescuing and rehabilitating animals in Santa Rosa County. The donation drive began March 24 and will run through April 8.

Holley-Navarre Water System has announced a Precautionary Boil Water Notice for Holley residents on Bob Tolbert Road south of Doyle Hawkins and Forester Roads.

Spring is upon us, and that means warmer temperatures both above and below the waves of Navarre Beach.

The increased temperatures will more than likely mean more sea turtles. While sea turtles are a welcome sight for beachgoers, their presence near the fishing pier can spell trouble.

“Now these are some oysters,” declared Virginia Brown.
She had just been given her order of fried oysters from Where Y’at Seafood in Holley on Monday, March 23. Brown and a group of friends and family gathered around a table outside the restaurant to wish her a happy belated birthday.