Community Archive

Recently, 12 teens got an up close look at what firefighters do day in and day out.

The teens (15 to 17 years old) were at Holley Navarre Fire District’s Station 45 as part of the Summer Cadet Program.

Volleyball action is underway on the sand courts below the deck at Juana’s Pagodas on a Friday afternoon in late July, the Santa Rosa Sound serving as the backdrop to a major volleyball tournament on Navarre Beach.

An open AVP tournament put on through the efforts of Juana’s, Navarre Beach Tattoo Company and Saucedwear has come to fruition this weekend, and the prize money up for grabs is $17,000.

The Navarre Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Emerald Coast Amateur Radio Association (ECARA) will no longer be meeting at the Holley Navarre Senior Center.

In fact, it appears that organizations not directly affiliated with the Senior Center will not be able to hold meetings or events there.

Navarre Chamber Foundation President Mike Sandler presents a $6,842 check on behalf of the foundation at the Navarre Chamber networking breakfast June 30.

While the Blue Angels were flying over northwest Florida for their annual July show, not all Blue Angel pilots were in the skies.

Bill Wheat, a Navarre resident, was watching from the comfort of a chair.

If you have ever been to a market on a Saturday morning and bought something from a vendor, whether it be food like jams and jellies or custom made designs on accessories, you have likely contributed to a home based business.

On June 29, just a few hours before the closing of bids, a bid to construct Harmony Park came into Santa Rosa County. Harmony Park, which will be located within Navarre Park, is a project several years in the making.

On a weekend during the summer, most people along the Gulf Coast are dealing with waves at the beach but for one group of people in Navarre, the weekend of June 24 and 25 was an opportunity to see a different kind of wave.

For the past few years, nursing shortages have been on the rise in hospitals and assisted living facilities.

While these places make up a large portion of the shortages, the problem is also affecting the home healthcare industry too.

With a smile on her face and her parents by her side, 9-year-old Lilliana Boczar takes small steps as she lightly kicks a soccer ball across the grass.

She’s not officially part of the Raider soccer camp taking place at the Navarre Soccer Complex on a hot and humid evening in early June, but she is made to feel like she is.