Everyday firefighters are expected to be ready at a moment’s notice to respond to house fires, car crashes, medical calls, and a litany of other incidents. To take these calls on, these first responders must be prepared. That’s where training comes in.
Approximately 160 mission support group Airmen completed a field training exercise practicing rapid deployment capabilities at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3-7, 2024.
People often think about what they would do if given the chance to help save a life. For five people at the Elevate Navarre apartment complex on Nov. 3., they didn’t have time to think. They sprung into action.
In addition to Tuesday, Dec. 3, the cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open nights Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Only service animals (with verification of rabies vaccination) are permitted to stay with guests. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.
As part of the Navarre Beach Restoration Project, heavy equipment will begin staging on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Navarre Beach Access 37A. This access will be closed to the public until further notice beginning Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Navarre resident Jeff Waldorff has been photographing the natural beauty of the Gulf Coast nearly all his life. He turned it into a business about 17 years ago and has done it full time for the better part of the last two decades.
The smoke-filled canteen (bar) at American Legion Post 382 in Navarre will be a thing of the past come Jan. 2, 2025. That’s when the post will become a non-smoking facility.
Another coffee chain has set its sights on opening a location in Navarre. 7Brew, a drive-thru coffee chain with 256 locations across the United States, has submitted plans to build a store at the corner of Prado Street and Navarre Parkway (Highway 98).
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has successfully recovered 37 gold coins stolen from the 1715 Fleet shipwrecks, valued collectively at over $1 million. The recovery marks a major milestone in a long-standing investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of these priceless historical artifacts.
