While Sunday services provide time to hear and read scripture in a group setting, they can sometimes lack the depth necessary to fully grasp what is being discussed and how it affects our lives. Community Life Church has been trying to meet the need for deeper discussion of scripture and bible stories through a podcast.

A Santa Rosa County District Schools IT employee faces possible termination by the school board after several incidents involving communications with students came to light. Keith Elliott, the employee and son of school board member Charles Elliott, is at the center of the allegations. In addition to IT, he has also served as a baseball coach.

Teaching can be a challenging and rewarding profession, where individuals have the oppor-tunity to make a positive impact in the lives of children every day. Seventh- and eighth-grade students at East Bay K-8 School are getting a taste for teaching through one elective, “Introduction to Education.” This is the fourth year the course has been offered at East Bay.

Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s Navarre Young Professionals group recently visited the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. By all accounts, it was a hoot (pun intended).

Nine years ago, Sweet Pea, the beloved resident sea turtle at Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Con-servation Center, was rescued and began her journey from severely injured animal to local conservation icon.

The residents of Holley-Navarre Fire District can expect a general increase in their fire assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The fiscal year starts Oct. 1, 2025, and runs until Sept. 30, 2026.

This summer, Navarre added a Kiwanis Club to its cohort of community-service-oriented organizations. Kiwanis is a global service organization whose main focus is helping children. In practical terms, this includes service projects, volunteerism and coordinating with local schools and organizations to reach those in need.

Despite a running clock in the second half, it was a long night for the Navarre Raiders Friday against Choctawhatchee.

Santa Rosa County is looking for input from citizens about the proposed Navarre Commu-nity Access Road, which is in the latter stages of a Project Development and Environment Study. The access road, a proposed alternative route to Highway 98, will weave through Navarre from Panhandle Trail to Edgewood Drive with a mix of new road construction and expanding neighborhood roads.

The Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors heard an update to a commercial capacity review for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice at the board’s Aug. 19 meeting.

Per the board, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee Tom Kennedy will have to pay the $9,107.40 capacity fee his business faces for water and sewer usage. The fee is a one-time thing, HNWS staff said.