Sea turtle in ‘delicate state’ retrieved off Navarre Beach
An adult loggerhead sea turtle washed on shore May 14 by the artificial reef in the Navarre Beach Marine Park and the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC) stranding team was notified right away.
New book details history of Spanish West Florida presidios
The Northwest Florida region has a rich colonial history with the Spanish, French, and British all having occupied parts of the area before the United States even began.
There has been plenty studied and written about the colonial period of this region and a new book seeks to pull all that research together and give proper context to the Spanish era, specifically from 1698 to 1763.
Navarre Navy JROTC unit cadets awarded nearly three million in scholarships
Reece Rodman was the recipient of the Navarre Beach Chamber Foundation’s Keifer Huhman Memorial Scholarship at the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC Awards night on May 4.
Local gun show held by retired officer
Three times a year, Milton hosts a gun show.
Rather, Billy Rogers hosts a gun show at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium sponsored by his business, Rogers Dozer Service. The next of which will be June 4 and 5.
Three proms, one night
Saturday, April 30 was a night to remember. Three proms took place that night – Navarre High School (NHS) Prom on University of West Florida’s campus, Navarre Homeschool Prom at Gulf Pointe Latin School’s Gymnasium and Navarre High School Prom 2 at WaterVue in Fort Walton Beach, which was organized for students who were unable to get a ticket to the original NHS Prom. Here are some photos from the special night.
Zack Butler (1983-2022): A life well played
Not too many people leave the kind of impact that Zack Butler did.
Butler was named 2023 Santa Rosa County School District Teacher of the Year just a few months ago, an honor he received for his work as an adaptive physical education teacher.
Guardian ad Litem program advocates for children
The Guardian ad Litem Program for Children held their annual event to remember the children they serve. The event took place on April 24 at Twin Hills Park in Crestview.
According to the Outreach Coordinator Carita Smith, in the spirit of what the event stood for, the performers were all children.
Water Board recognizes member, employees during April meeting
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.
FWC approves proposed black crappie regulations
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.
Construction Career Days gives students taste of industry
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.
















