Community Archive

Devon Trimble started his baked goods business, Flavorful Indulgences, for something more than money.

Trimble’s girlfriend, Sapphire Policiano-Knutson, and their daughter, Serenity, both have mitochondrial diseases. Policiano-Knutson is from Navarre.

On Monday, Aug. 3, Midway Fire District honored a resident for his heroic actions during a July 5 house fire.

Dylan Wickes, a fire district resident, received a lifesaving award after he helped a neighbor escape a house fire at 1068 Sanibel Lane. The fire took place just after 10 p.m.

With school back in session Aug. 10, now is the time for parents to apply for free and reduced school meals.

According to Santa Rosa County District Schools, the online application portal for free and reduced-price school meal benefits for the 2026-2027 school year opened Friday, July 31, for families in the school system.

School resource officers and school officials gathered at Soundside High School Friday morning, July 31, to celebrate a recent donation from the community.

Approximately 110 Stop the Bleed first aid kits were purchased using donations from a variety of businesses, people and organizations throughout Santa Rosa County. The kits will be placed in every school in the school district.

Navarre High School has a long tradition of Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) excellence. This past week, a new crop of cadets became initiated into the NJROTC family.

The new cadets are called NS1s, short for Naval Science 1, the class they will be taking this school year. According to Naval Science Instructor Maj. Jeremy Wheeler (Ret.), there are 27 NS1s going through the introductory camp this year.

This weekend, a nearly 150 year old tall ship will dock at Palafox Pier.

The Elissa, which was launched in 1877, will be in Pensacola from Friday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 9. This marks the third time in the ship’s history that it has sailed into Pensacola, once in 1886 and again in 2018.

Navarre Beach lifeguards is sending nine of their members to a national competition after recently competing at a regional lifesaving event in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The 2026 USLA James Mac McCarthy Memorial Surf Lifesaving Championships featured lifeguards from across the Southeast.

The Betty J. Pullum YMCA has reopened its newly renovated wellness area, giving members a new space and new equipment to work out.

Completed over a three-month period, the renovations included a 2,122-square-foot expansion of the wellness area. During the renovations, some gym equipment was moved into the multipurpose room, where basketball and volleyball are played.

Dep. Patrick Adam Blackwood has been in law enforcement for 14 years. This August, he will step into a brand-new role.

Blackwood was recently announced as the first school resource officer for Soundside High School.

Throughout his time at Community Life Church in Tiger Point, Jim Bell, 79, saw it all.

He started attending the church in the 1990s, when it opened its doors as a secondary campus of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. He became discipleship director and teaching pastor and helped the church navigate growth and serve the community.