Community Archive

Denise Lockwood still gets phone calls and messages from those who knew her son. Some send flowers on her birthday. Others drop in to say hello when they are in town.

Even former Florida Gator football players who listened to Ian Lockwood speak the morning of the Outback Bowl a decade ago still keep in contact with Denise, reminders of how inspiring her son truly was.

Not every 10-year-old boy gets off the school bus most days, grabs his yard tools and heads over to his neighbor’s house to see how he can be of assistance that day.

For Navarre boy Nicholas Swanson, this is his routine.

Faith means everything to John Wood. His second book, “Disability Devotionals,” highlights as much.

“I’m a very faithful person, at least I try to be, and this book was written to inspire others to have faith in their situations,” Wood said.

In late celebration of Florida Arbor Day, which was Jan. 15, two trees were planted on Navarre Beach that are known for growing in sand.

Navarre Garden Club came out and showed high school students from the Marine Science Station program how to properly plant a tree.

The 1st Special Operations Wing hosted a 30th anniversary remembrance ceremony for the fallen crew of Spirit 03 at the Hurlburt Field Air Park Jan. 29.

The 14-person crew’s AC-130H Spectre gunship was shot down by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile while conducting a combat mission during Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 31 1991,.

With the landscape having changed dramatically due to COVID-19 in the last year, there’s one thing that you might not have noticed is missing.

Girl Scouts have not been selling cookies outside of local grocery stores. That’s left a void for scouts eager to fundraise for activities, as well as folks who want their annual cookie fix.

It’s been more than two years since then-Governor Rick Scott vetoed archeological funding that helped keep Arcadia Mill running.

Since then, it’s been a struggle.