News Archive

The man who allegedly held a woman against her will at a Navarre home in 2025 is being processed through the court system.

Jordan Blake Williams, 35, was back in court Sept. 8, and attorneys are currently conducting depositions before trial.

Cutie Patootie Charcuterie and Sweets, a food truck in Midway, has been recognized by Fodor’s Travel as one of the top 10 food trucks in the U.S.

The Air Force has identified a woman found dead in a burned-out vehicle on the Eglin Test and Training Range on Sept. 23 as a 26-year-old airman assigned to the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron.
Senior Airman Tamera Moniq Bolden-Cleckley of Boerne, Texas, was identified by the Air Force Medical Examiner.

A few years ago, Navarre Press interviewed the now-102-year-old Thelma Taylor, one of the last Rosie the Riveter girls of the World War II era. Now, she has met her match.

Fellow Rosie the Riveter Delphine Klaput, 101, was in Northwest Florida the weekend of Sept. 19 to meet Taylor, speak at American Legion Post 235 in Fort Walton Beach and visit the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.

Andy D’s Beachside Restaurant and Dock Bar on Navarre Beach was the site of a burglary just after midnight Tuesday, Sept. 22.

A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23.

The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.

Long seen as a blight on the west end of Navarre Beach, the Turner house is now county-owned.

Following a series of judgments in circuit and appeals courts, the lease for 7315 Gulf Blvd. was terminated. It had been held by Gary Turner of Colorado for more than 20 years.

Tagged birds passing within 10 miles of Navarre Park will soon be tracked by scientists across the world.

After more than four decades in the newspaper business, Tim Smolarick is bringing his experience and passion for local journalism to Sandpaper Publishing as group publisher.

The Holley-Navarre Water System board of directors approved paying approximately $495,509.24 to various companies for contracted services or procurement of materials.

The first item approved was the repair of an effluent pump and replacement of the pump’s motor at the system’s wastewater treatment plant on Pepper Drive. The project totals $30,923.26, and repair work will be done on effluent pump No. 4. The project cost is the total of two contracts.