The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center got an unwanted gift when a woman tried dropping off 19 least tern eggs at the education and conservation organization’s building on Navarre Beach.
Roy Jones Jr. announced his son, DeAndre, took his own life this past weekend. Jones, who is from Pensacola, posted on Instagram and asked for privacy for the family. “Unfortunately, my son DeAndre took his life on Saturday,” Jones posted on Instagram. “I’m so thankful that God allowed me to come home Friday night to […]
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is proudly joining forces with Petco Love – formerly known as the Petco Foundation, a national non-profit working to lead and inspire change for animals – and animal welfare groups across the state of Florida on a shared mission to find homes for 2,000 dogs and cats in shelters. The Petco Love Florida Mega Pet Adoption Event will take place on June 28th, 29th and 30th in Petco stores and local animal shelters.
A 50-year-old Mary Esther man was killed in a wreck on Highway 98 Monday morning. The wreck occurred when a Freightliner box truck struck the rear of a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 98 east around 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol. The accident occurred east of Brookwood Boulevard. The […]
After well over an hour of heated debate that at times got personal, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted against a resolution that would’ve declared that the county did not welcome “illegal aliens.”
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has two new faces, however, they won’t be donning a badge. They are public information officers, responsible for releasing pertinent information concerning the agency to the public.
For the past few years, Jillian Durkin has held the role, helping facilitate press conferences, interviews with the Sheriff, and being a public face of the agency at community events. To replace Durkin, who left the agency in June, the Sheriff’s Office has named Mikiko Tucker as public information officer (PIO) and Kylie Blankenship as assistant PIO.
May is the official start of sea turtle nesting on Navarre Beach, but June has been three times as busy as May this year. According to Cathy Holmes, founder of Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, four nests have already been found on Navarre Beach. Three of those nests were found in June.
With an average of between seven and 15 nests per season, seeing four halfway into June is a good trend toward a higher-than-average number of nests by October, when the season ends.
The Navarre Visitor Information Center, 8543 Navarre Pkwy. in Navarre, will be closed on Monday, June 24 due to the electricity being shut off while utility work is being performed along Navarre Parkway (Hwy. 98) in front of the center.
