Jennifer Schmitt is the new principal of Navarre High School. The current Navarre High assistant principal will take over as head of the school Jan. 5, 2026, when Kasie Windfelder leaves for the same position at Soundside High School.

The Santa Rosa County School Board approved the sale of surplus land in Gulf Breeze. The land is part of a board-owned property north of the Gulf Breeze Elementary School bus ramp and playground area.

The Vault, a Gulf Breeze thrift store, has proposed moving to a new location along Gulf Breeze Parkway.

Charity Forsberg has been teaching at West Navarre Intermediate School for two decades.

Saturday morning, Sept. 27, approximately 75 students descended upon Navarre Beach to help remove litter and earn service hours.

Relics of the Bible and the early Christian Church aren’t just to be found in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, but Turkey as well. Turkey’s biblical points of interest are the subject of Navarre resident Rachel Coggin’s new book, “Exploring Turkey’s Biblical Heritage: An Inspirational and Historical Travel Guide.”

The players, buddies and onlookers at Tiger Point Park were in for a special treat Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, as two biplanes performed a flyover ahead of a Miracle League game.

A Santa Rosa County District Schools employee was arrested for battery after he allegedly rubbed another employee’s shoulder against her will. Daniel Hahn, 59, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail Tuesday, Oct. 7, around noon.

Marcus Spanevelo, the suspect in the kidnapping and death of Navarre mom Cassie Carli, could land on death row in a federal prison.

E.H. Pullum Senior Center has a new shine thanks to Pirates on the Panhandle. The social club, which donated a laptop to the senior center a couple months ago, gave the center a fresh coat of paint this past month.