Firefighters from across the Southeast descended upon Pensacola Beach this past weekend for the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge. The event is held annually and features individual competitions, team relay events and an opportunity for kids to get in on the action.

Sunday, April 12, marked the third annual Woofstock Festival in Navarre. The event, held at Pik-Itz Antiques, is organized by Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and brings people, animals and businesses together.

Changes are coming to the Exceptional Student Education programs at Navarre and Gulf Breeze high schools next school year.

According to Katelyn Kent, the school district public information and family and community outreach officer, five CBSA/Access classrooms will be relocated from Navarre High School to Soundside High School.

Tiger Point may soon be home to a Taco Bell restaurant.

The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is currently reviewing its priorities list for upcoming projects and wants citizen feedback. On Wednesday, April 8, The TPO is hosting two meetings at Gulf Breeze Community Center (800 Shoreline Park Drive) to give people more insight into projects planned for their communities.

It was a little more than a year ago that Morgan Foshee told her boss she was quitting.

Morgan had been working in recruiting for Adobe, the software company behind Photoshop and the Portable Document Format. While the job paid the bills, she had larger aspirations.

Two teenage swimmers were in distress March 31 around 4 p.m. when Navarre Beach lifeguards responded.

The lifeguards rescued the teenagers, who had been caught in a rip current.

Seashell collecting is a popular pastime for beachgoers across Florida.

Along the Emerald Coast, common finds include alphabet cones, Venus shells, lightning whelks, scallop shells, clam shells and Florida fighting conches. While the names may be unfamiliar to some, the appearance of these shells is recognizable to many Floridians.

For 16 years, Caroline Ireland has led the chorus program at Navarre High School.

In that time, she has become a steady presence in the school’s gymnasium building. While Ireland said she loves the school, she will move to a new school next school year.

Following the success of their Pensacola campus, Transformation Church is expanding their sphere of influence, creating a Gulf Breeze area campus.

Transformation Church’s new campus is located at the former home of Coast Community Church, which was absorbed into the church plant. The address is 3141 Gulf Breeze Parkway, just east of Oriole Beach Road.