Community Archive

At the April edition of Holley-Navarre Water System’s monthly board meeting, there were several people who were recognized for their contributions to the organization.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given the green light for staff to move ahead with proposed regulation changes to size and or bag limits for black crappie on specific bodies of water in the state.

Students from participating schools were given an interactive glimpse into the transportation construction industry compliments of Florida Department of Transportation.

The second annual event was held at the Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds in Milton on April 26-27.

Senior Luke Morris represented Navarre at the 2022 Drill Team championship meet earlier this month.

Morris competed in the armed solo division with 80 others from around the nation and wound up third overall.

It has proven to be another banner year for the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC unit.

The Raider battalion came away with a top 20 finish at the national meet in Pensacola earlier this month, placing 14th. There are more than 600 units world-wide.

Gulf Breeze neighbors Dan Henry, Allison Henry, Xochitl Nabers and Greg Nabers hosted their 6th annual neighborhood Crawfest April 23 in the Henry backyard, where they served 80 pounds of crawfish to friends and neighbors.

At the 2022 Boston Marathon, held April 18, there were just over 25,000 participants, according to the Boston Globe.

The participants came from across the world to compete, including two from Navarre. One of those Navarre residents that ran is Maryetta Casey.

World Class Pageantry held its fourth scholarship pageant on April 16, 2022, and four young women were crowned in this year’s inaugural Miss Gulf Breeze Florida 2022 and Miss Pensacola Beach Florida 2022 pageant hosted by the Miss Santa Rosa County 2021-2022 queens, Miss Navarre Florida 2022 queen, and Miss Escambia County 2021- 2022 queens.

On April 26 and 27, Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds will host the Northwest Florida Construction Career Days.

The event will bring around 900 high school students from Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa County over the two days to give them a look at career opportunities in the transportation and construction industries.

Gulf Islands National Seashore is hosting a series of events in Mississippi and Florida in celebration of National Park Week.