Community Archive

With the summer in full swing, Navarre Beach Lifeguards have invited a new crop of Junior Lifeguards to participate in their series of camps. At the camps, held during the week throughout June, adolescents ages 8 to 15 learn the ins and outs of lifeguarding, from water rescue skills to CPR and first aid. This is the fifth year Navarre Beach Lifeguards is hosting the program.

While other children are earning allowances through household chores or yardwork, a group of just over a dozen children were earning money from strangers earlier this month by selling products, from lemonade to crochet stuffed animals to bracelets. The children are young entrepreneurs and were at Pik-Itz’s Saturday morning market June 7 for the Highway 87 Krafty Kids Expo.

Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) has issued a precautionary boil water notice for homes on Tavira Street, Nevada Street, Miranda Street, Mercado Street, Verdura Street, and Beleza Street – between Avenida De Sol and Frontera Street. 

Audiobooks are the fastest growing format in publishing and sales for audiobooks have risen year over year for the past few years.

According to the Audio Publishers Association’s annual survey, 2024 saw $2.2 billion in sales, a 13% increase from the year before. In 2023, sales were at $2 billion, a 9% increase from the previous year.

Navarre High sent a unified basketball team to Orlando last month to compete in the Florida Special Olympics.

The team battled through area and regional rounds to punch a ticket to state, where the team earned a runner-up finish in five-on-five competition.

This past Memorial Day, those at Navarre Park’s celebration were introduced to Ryan Blackwell, a Navy veteran and survivor of the 2019 NAS Pensacola terrorist attack, which took the lives of three Navy servicemembers. During the attack, Blackwell was shot six times. He managed to help others escape before finding his way to the hospital, something he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for. He also received a Purple Heart.

Each year, Manna celebrates National Volunteer Appreciation Week by honoring the dedicated operational volunteers and steadfast volunteer groups who’ve donated their time to fighting hunger.

Donning a button up shirt with a boutonnière, Patrick Moore stood by the podium at his retirement ceremony listening to stories about his years in the fire service. He even got behind the microphone and shared some of his own. Moore, who recently retired as a captain from Holley Navarre Fire District, spent 18 years with the district. His journey to becoming a firefighter was a unique one.

Another school year has come and gone at Navarre High School and with it, another graduating class. This year, the Class of 2025 donned their caps and gowns, received their diplomas and embarked on the rest of their lives.

At its May Commission meeting in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) presented Lee Jacobi with the Landowner of the Year award for the Youth Hunting Program of Florida. This program strives to provide every youth in the state with the opportunity to participate in a safe, educational and affordable hunt.