Santa Rosa County Tourism Development Council convened March 20 to discuss and approve a preliminary budget for FY 2025-26, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026.

The total overall budget for the TDC, which funds Tourism Development Office (TDO) operations, brand marketing for Santa Rosa County and grants for a variety of events throughout the county, is $3,633,563.

Specialized GPS equipment may soon be available for golfers at The Club at Hidden Creek.

At their March meeting, Holley Navarre Water System board of directors approved a contract for GPS tracking units with displays for the course’s new Yamaha cart fleet. The contract is a 60-month lease with Pace Technology 10EX for $3,765.90 a month. Pending a review from HNWS’ legal team, TCHC will receive 80 units.

Coastline Calvary Chapel in Gulf Breeze is inundated with surfing culture. You could say it was founded on it.

The church’s Surf Fest event, March 16, brought together people to hear testimonies from professional surfers about their journey of faith including Coastline’s founding pastor, John Spencer. Other well-known surfers spoke about their time riding waves and shared how they found their faith.

People jumping fences, fire alarms blaring at night and concerns over children’s safety were some complaints heard at the March 13 Santa Rosa County Zoning Board hearing for Twelve Oaks, a rehabilitation facility in Navarre.

On April 1, Northwest Floridians will head to the polls to elect their new U.S. Representative.

As it stands now, the top two running are Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont. Navarre Press spoke to Patronis about his campaign, his time in Tallahassee and how he would address affordability issues facing Floridians.

Navarre Beach Lifeguards are back on duty and looking for ways to better cover their four-mile slice of paradise.

One way the lifeguards are doing this is with an upgrade at one of their busiest towers.

Going from middle school to high school can be a big change for some students and parents. To help ease the transition and answer questions parents and students might have, Navarre High School spent the week before spring break visiting area schools and holding an eighth grade parents night in the Raider gymnasium Thursday, March 13.

It’s not every day the largest bounce house comes to your neck of the woods!

This past weekend the Big Bounce America 2025 tour bounded into Northwest Florida, landing at the Pensacola Fairgrounds from Friday, March 14 to Sunday, March 16.

After winning their primaries, Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont are set to square off Tuesday, April 1, to decide who will serve as Northwest Florida’s Congressional representative.

The race for Florida House of Representatives District 3 is heating up. Endorsements are being handed out and final pitches are being made to voters. With the election just a couple of weeks away, Jamie Wells, one of the candidates, decided to hold a forum with other candidates in Navarre. The event was held Monday, March 10, at Stripes Pub and Grill.