Nov 5, 2020
Weather Channel in town for new show
The Weather Channel isn’t talking but, according to local folks, a crew was in town Friday filming a documentary-type show in the wake of Hurricane Sally.
Nov 5, 2020
Council on Aging shifts to online fundraiser this year
As the Council on Aging continues to provide more programs and services for senior citizens in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, it is doing so with less income and donations. That is partly due to the impact COVID-19 has had on holding fundraisers in person.
Nov 5, 2020
Paychecks for Patriots Job Fair going virtual
CareerSource Escarosa announced last week that Paychecks for Patriots, a special statewide hiring fair in November dedicated to employing Florida veterans, will be virtual this year.
Nov 5, 2020
Club membership dwindles to 2
Ron Fetter can name many of his former Navarre Beach Optimist Club members, but it makes him sad. He trails off midway, lost in time.
“We were Optimists,” he said. “We had really spirited meetings. Too many good memories come back.”
Now, he and his wife, Donna, are the only members in the once thriving club. He’s the president. She’s the secretary and treasurer.
Jun 21, 2018
Gold Star family receives house after tragic loss
The De Alencar family had been stationed in Navarre for only a couple of months when Army Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar of the 7th Special Forces Group–the Green Berets–received his orders to go to Afghanistan. At the time, he and his wife, Natasha, and their six children were looking to buy their first home.
Jun 21, 2018
Navarre student headed to D.C. for environmental summit
Navarre High School student Jaime Butler, 16, has been selected as one of 300 students from across the nation headed to Washington D.C. this summer for the 2018 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University.
Jun 21, 2018
Wildlife refuge officially breaks ground
In a celebration honoring community support, the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge ceremonially broke ground Saturday at its new facility in Holley.
Jun 21, 2018
Kids unleash problem-solving creativity at Camp Invention
Walking into a West Navarre Intermediate School classroom last week meant ducking flying plush cupcakes and stepping over splayed out, half-finished mini mansions surrounded by students with pipe cleaners. The noise of a half-dozen hammers wielded by third-graders filled the halls.
Jun 21, 2018
Navarre Chamber Foundation gears up for 2018 Okaloosa Gas Navarre Fishing Rodeo
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber Foundation welcomes Okaloosa Gas District to the 2018 fishing rodeo slated for Oct. 6-7 on Navarre Beach.
Jun 14, 2018
Tourist Development Council to hit the road
As the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) continues to push toward prioritizing funding of physical tourism assets, some members of the council admitted a lack of firsthand knowledge of some existing tourism facilities.