Sep 29, 2021
Hundreds of volunteers gather for International Coastal Cleanup
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center and Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful joined forces for a Trash Bash and International Coastal Clean Up event on Saturday.
Sep 29, 2021
CORRECTED: Navarre man donates customized rods for Navarre Fishing Rodeo junior division prizes
Chris Smoot of Navarre has been making custom rods for himself as well as his family and friends for the past six years. Smoot says he was motivated to start making custom fishing rods because he could never find a rod that met his exact specifications, so he started acquiring supplies to build rods exactly the way he wanted.
Sep 23, 2021
91-year-old man keeps woodworking shop humming
John “Bud” Bonham, a 91-year-old man from Fort Walton Beach has captured the hearts of many with his woodwork.
Sep 23, 2021
New shop opening soon, proceeds will help sex trafficking victims
A new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adult women survivors of sex trafficking will be opening its doors on Oct. 1 in Gulf Breeze.
Sep 19, 2021
Fort Morgan ghost investigation and Historical Haunted Tour
There are many haunted places located throughout Alabama, including historic homes, cemeteries, restaurants, hospitals, and more. One of the state’s most haunted places is Fort Morgan—a historic masonry star fort that’s located along the Gulf Coast at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Sep 19, 2021
Local volunteers assemble fishing poles for kids
Volunteers met at the Navarre Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning to begin assembling 200 poles for Take a Kid Fishing, an event celebrating its 11th year.
Sep 16, 2021
Navarre native aiming for Hollywood Bowl
Considered one of the most iconic venues in music, the Hollywood Bowl has hosted everyone from Billie Holliday to The Beatles since 1972.
Soon, Navarre native Ariel Fournier might get her chance to be part of that history.
Sep 15, 2021
New York Air Force recruiter took Sept. 11 attack personally
Tech Sergeant Joe Ocasio is now a local recruiter for the United States Air Force.
But 20 years ago, on the morning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Ocasio was a student at New York Technical College getting ready to head into the city for class.
Sep 15, 2021
We Remember: ‘It’s impossible to forget the pain’
As the American flag blew in the soft breeze of a sunny, blue sky September morning, much like the one on that fateful day 20 years ago, Navarre Navy JROTC Commanding Officer Donovyn Ray spoke about the terrorist attacks that shook a nation on Sept. 11, 2001.
Sep 14, 2021
Navarre man buys old cribbage board at estate sale, returns it to family of original owner
Growing up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, Chris Startz learned how to play cribbage at an early age. The card game uses pegs, placed in a cribbage board, to keep score.






