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Coastline Calvary Chapel in Gulf Breeze will host its first-ever Christmas Tree Lighting event, featuring a 17-foot outdoor Christmas tree.

The beginning of the holiday season marks the end of lifeguard season on Navarre Beach. The official final day for the Navarre Beach Lifeguards was Oct. 26.
The 2025 season (March 8 to Oct. 26) saw a busy beach with 1,991,487 people in attendance but not too much action, according to Navarre Beach Safety Division Chief Austin Turnbull.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the night of Thursday, Nov. 27 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

Around 100 firefighters from across the Florida Panhandle attended the 850 Fireman training day at Midway Fire District’s Station 37 Friday, Nov. 21.

After nearly a year of rehabilitation at Navarre’s Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Huey the pelican has flown the coop. Kind of.

The 18th Annual Fill the Mayflower food and funds drive – presented by Coastal Moving & Storage and benefitting Manna Food Bank – is Friday, Nov. 21. The public is invited to help fill the Mayflower truck this Thanksgiving season with healthy food for children, families, individuals, senior citizens and veterans in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

On your mark, get set, go!

Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola is scheduled to reopen the installation for public access Nov. 14. Public access to NAS Pensacola will be available from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. daily beginning Nov. 14 through the West Gate only on Blue Angel Parkway. All U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals 18 and older must have a […]

Oct. 30, 2025, marked a new beginning for the 5900 block of Congress Street in Midway.

Nov. 11 marks Veterans Day. Navarre residents honored those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with an event at Navarre Park on Tuesday.