Community Archive

The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters closes Nov. 1 and will remain closed through April 30, 2022.

Nearly 40 citizens attended the Preserve Navarre meeting at St. Sylvester Catholic Church Sunday afternoon to hear about incorporating Navarre and the effects it would have on education.

After 28 years in the same location, the Gulf Breeze Flea Market closed up for the last time Sunday.

Monarch butterflies are currently making their way through the Florida Panhandle on their way to Central Mexico for the winter.

Hundreds of children and parents dressed in costumes flocked to Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge (ECWR) for the 1st annual Batty Halloween Wing-Ding Oct. 22 and 23.

For the past 10 years, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station has been putting on their annual fundraiser called Science-by-the-Sea Spooktacular.

This year had the highest attendance ever with a total of 750 people.

Residents of Buena Vida, a Navarre Beach townhome community, hosted a thank you cookout for the group volunteers that helped them recover after Hurricane Sally devastated their community.

There are two things that run in the Griffis family – commercial fishing and the name Earl.

Jameson Ray Willis had been put down for a nap but managed to get out of the house, which was locked and barricaded to prevent him from wandering off, his foster parent told Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.
The foster dad and his daughter searched the property, before finding the little boy in a pond. His foster dad began CPR on the child, who was taken by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating but said preliminary reports indicate it was an accidental drowning.

A fundraiser for Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County raised $4,618 Sunday between the proceeds of a chili cook-off and a volleyball tournament.