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Navarre Beach has earned a prestigious nomination in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards – Best Beach: Navarre Beach.

A developer tied to Centennial Bank and a proposed 7Brew in Navarre is moving forward with a plan to create a driveway through the southern portion of the bank parking lot, giving 7Brew access to Luneta Street. Members of the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board heard from the developer, as well as some detractors, Thursday, April 10 and ultimately approved of the plan. As the zoning board is merely an advisory panel, the Board of County Commissioners will have final say over the project’s future.

Happy Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, along roadways, and in many of Florida’s public parks and forests. Their burrows provide shelter for more than 350 species.

The UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners invite the public to attend the 2025 Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, April 26 beginning at 9 a.m. until plants are sold out at the Santa Rosa Extension Office, 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton.

A developer has submitted plans to Santa Rosa County to build a 28 home single-family residential subdivision at the northern terminus of Adams Street near West Navarre Intermediate School and the Holley by The Sea subdivision. The area where Lydia’s Cove is proposed is currently vacant.

In the American South, food takes a place on the cultural mantel piece along with rocking chairs and banjo music. Even in today’s South, where people are more transient and familial connections to the past are oft forgot, you can still find hole-in-the-wall restaurants serving family recipes of gumbo, fried fish, slaw or barbecue. Chances are if you take a seat at one of these places, you might find yourself sharing a meal with John T. Edge.

Most people know to slow down when approaching a school zone. After all, there is a good chance a law enforcement patrol car could hand you a sizable ticket if you don’t. While the immediate area around a school generally constitutes a school zone, nearby streets and highways don’t always apply.

Panhandle Trail in Navarre will be closed just north of Sunset Drive on Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10. The closure will be for drainage work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Weather permitting, work will be completed by 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 10.

Students from 16 schools in Santa Rosa County descended upon Pace High School’s football field for the inaugural north end edition of the Zack Butler Memorial Sports Ability Games Thursday, April 3.

Named for a physical education teacher and coach who lost his battle with cancer in 2022, the Sports Ability Games are designed to expand the field of opportunity for special needs students in athletics.

“At the very beginning of the destruction of Avalon Beach – that’s when they knew,” Arthur Hauck said. “In my opinion they are liable for negligence.” Strong words from a man who is not only defending his property value along Mulat Bayou, but also the wildlife that used to live there.