Community Archive

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.

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.

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.

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.