Sep 29, 2021
Fish fry provides financial boost for center
There was no fish fry a year ago at the Holley Navarre Senior Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the largest fundraiser of the year for the self-supporting center came back stronger than ever last Friday.
Sep 29, 2021
Community Briefs
The End of Watch Memorial Ruck Returns to Santa Rosa County
From September 26 – October 2, 2021, teams of athletes will set out in a relay event to ruck 362 miles over the course of 7 days.
Sep 29, 2021
Panhandle Wildlife challenges rehabilitator
Under tall trees shading the yard behind Anna and Roger Hackney’s Navarre home, a hawk with lemon yellow legs hops around his enclosure.
The red-shouldered hawk came to Sandspur Wildlife Sanctuary recently after spending three days beating his head against a chicken coop trying to get a free meal.
Sep 29, 2021
Hundreds of volunteers gather for International Coastal Cleanup
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center and Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful joined forces for a Trash Bash and International Coastal Clean Up event on Saturday.
Sep 29, 2021
CORRECTED: Navarre man donates customized rods for Navarre Fishing Rodeo junior division prizes
Chris Smoot of Navarre has been making custom rods for himself as well as his family and friends for the past six years. Smoot says he was motivated to start making custom fishing rods because he could never find a rod that met his exact specifications, so he started acquiring supplies to build rods exactly the way he wanted.
Sep 23, 2021
91-year-old man keeps woodworking shop humming
John “Bud” Bonham, a 91-year-old man from Fort Walton Beach has captured the hearts of many with his woodwork.
Sep 23, 2021
New shop opening soon, proceeds will help sex trafficking victims
A new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adult women survivors of sex trafficking will be opening its doors on Oct. 1 in Gulf Breeze.
Sep 19, 2021
Fort Morgan ghost investigation and Historical Haunted Tour
There are many haunted places located throughout Alabama, including historic homes, cemeteries, restaurants, hospitals, and more. One of the state’s most haunted places is Fort Morgan—a historic masonry star fort that’s located along the Gulf Coast at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Sep 19, 2021
Local volunteers assemble fishing poles for kids
Volunteers met at the Navarre Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning to begin assembling 200 poles for Take a Kid Fishing, an event celebrating its 11th year.
Sep 16, 2021
Navarre native aiming for Hollywood Bowl
Considered one of the most iconic venues in music, the Hollywood Bowl has hosted everyone from Billie Holliday to The Beatles since 1972.
Soon, Navarre native Ariel Fournier might get her chance to be part of that history.