Community Archive

Navarre Beach lifeguards saved the day for a feathered friend.

Two lifeguards were patrolling the beach when someone reported an injured pelican. The pelican had become entangled in fishing line and had a hook lodged in its wing.

Navarre First Assembly of God’s sanctuary was filled with the faithful Wednesday night, Sept. 16. In addition to having dinner at the church, the people were there to recognize the Royal Rangers’ accomplishments in the past few months.

Royal Rangers is a boys ministry program of Assemblies of God churches. The ministry mirrors Boy Scouts (or Scouting America) in many ways, including children earning merit badges, learning outdoor skills and participating in things like archery.

Coastline Calvary Chapel is ready to rev it up Saturday, Sept. 26.

The church, located at 1122 Oriole Beach Road in Gulf Breeze, is hosting Cool Rides at Coastline, a car show in the church parking lot. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon.

During September and October, a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the first Spanish settlement in the New World will shine a light on Pensacola’s connection to the Aztec people.

“Indios Amigos: Aztec Allies and the (New) Spanish Conquest of La Florida” features artifacts from the 1559 Tristan De Luna expedition and settlement in Pensacola.

More than 60 volunteers with Navarre United Methodist Church came together Saturday, Sept. 5, to help make beds for children in need. The bed-making process, which included cutting, sanding and building frames, was in support of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit.

Some of North America’s top high-performance sailors will be in Pensacola later this month for the 2026 Viper 640 North American Championship.

Hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club, the event will run from Sept. 30 through Oct. 4.

The championship is expected to draw 35 to 40 Viper 640s and sailors from across North America for five days of competition on Pensacola Bay.

As students settle back to school, one Northwest Florida program is helping children strengthen their reading and math skills with some unexpected study partners — horses.

At Life Horse at Grand Review Farm in north Santa Rosa County, founder Stacy Waterous leads the Horse Powered Reading program. Just as it sounds, the program uses activities with horses to help children practice reading and math skills.

For now, Navarre Beach will not host a New Year’s fireworks display.

The news came in the newsletter for the county’s Tourist Development Office (TDO).

Damaged metal signposts are getting a second life as underwater microhabitat for marine life in Northwest Florida.

The “reef-cycling” initiative is the result of a collaboration between Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. According to Escambia County, the two counties are incorporating the signposts into concrete artificial reef modules as part of a pilot project.

Five teenagers accepted the call to make disciples and share God’s Word with people in the community.

The teens were at the “Called Deeper” conference hosted by the West Florida District of the Assemblies of God last week at Lifepoint Church in Crestview. According to Ilyn Slattery, a youth adult leader at Holley Assembly of God, the event is designed to help students explore the call of God on their lives.