Dec 7, 2021
Healing Paws service dog finds new home, occupation
Knock on the door of Dave and Lynn Piech’s home in Holley by the Sea and you will be greeted loudly.
Five lab mixes – all rescues – rush to greet visitors in various stages of youth and exuberance.
Dec 7, 2021
Santa Rosa Superintendent honored for transparency
Dr. Karen Barber, superintendent for Santa Rosa County District Schools, was awarded the CivicCon Government Transparency Award for proactively raising the district’s reporting of COVID-19 to “an unsurpassed level of transparency and detail.”
Dec 4, 2021
11-plus foot tiger shark reeled in off Navarre Beach
A Texas man who comes to the Navarre/Pensacola area twice a year to shark fish reeled in his largest ever Saturday off Navarre Beach.
Marcos Mijango reeled a pregnant female tiger shark early Saturday afternoon and quickly released her. She was 11 to 12 feet in length, he estimated.
Dec 4, 2021
Fall fishing: Some species have moved offshore, but there are still fish off the pier
Wander out to the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier on just about any day of the year, and you’ll find folks fishing.
Dec 3, 2021
Fairpoint releases third-party study on water quality
Fairpoint Regional Utility System, Inc. (FRUS) just announced the findings of a comprehensive third-party study conducted on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in untreated water samplings.
Dec 3, 2021
Tibet Drive remains closed as next step sorted out
District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright said progress is being made on the restoration of Tibet Drive.
The small privately owned road has fallen into such disrepair that it has been closed for months.
Dec 3, 2021
Meet the candidates for the Holley-Navarre Water System board
The Holley Navarre Water System, Inc. will hold its annual meeting, including election of director, on January 18, 2022. The meeting will be called to order at 7 a.m. and voting will take place from 7:30 a.m. till 7 p.m. at The Club at Hidden Creek, 3070 PGA Blvd.
Dec 2, 2021
Setting Records: Navarre Beach Fishing Pier breaks attendance, revenue records
When the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners meets Dec. 6, they will learn what they may already realize.
The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier was so busy this year that the rent paid to the county more than doubled.
Dec 1, 2021
Help us find the ‘Person of the Year’
Navarre Press needs your help in finding this year’s Person of the Year. It can be a business owner or a volunteer or a student. Age doesn’t matter.
Dec 1, 2021
Navarre serves up big holiday happenings
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Christmas in the Park “Joy To The World!” will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Navarre Park at the foot of the Navarre Bridge.