Towards the end of September, 7Brew, a coffee drive-thru chain, began constructing their newest location in the heart of Navarre.

On Sept. 26, Judge James Duncan ruled in favor of defendant, Holley Navarre Water System, in a court case brought against the system by Romi White, a Navarre area blogger and HNWS member.

This September, students from Navarre Beach Marine Science Station (NBMSS), accompanied by local divers and community partners, gathered to remove harmful marine debris from beneath Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

According to NBMSS director Charlene Mauro, it’s the only student led underwater cleanup of its kind in the U.S.

Navarre High School is all about equipping their students with the tools needed for a successful career and life. As one teacher at Navarre High found out last week, those tools can also help build classroom furniture.

A statewide organization has recognized East Bay K-8 and its library media specialist, Morgan Evans, with the designation of 2025 Florida Power-Library School.

This summer, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier had 134,741 visitors and collected $253,671.12 in county revenue.

The county-owned pier is managed by Ken and Tamara Fountain and it the longest pier in the Gulf of America and is a hot commodity for fishermen, both local and visiting.

The legal case against Kelly Short, the former educator and administrator who resigned from Santa Rosa County District Schools following an investigation into alleged mishandling and stealing of district funds, remains ongoing.

Fifteen nonprofit organizations from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were named finalists for the 2025 IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area’s grants.

Water supply was shut off last week to various residences, hotels and businesses along the eastern side of Gulf Boulevard in Navarre as workers with the Santa-Rosa-County-owned beach utility replaced two valves along Sonata Court.

Each year, Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties’ middle school students venture to NAS Pensacola for a lesson in science, technology, engineering and math.
Holley-Navarre Middle School is one of the participating schools.