Just because its summer, doesn’t mean you should take a vacation from Jesus.

That’s the message Steve Mendez of Momentum Church is sending ahead of what promises to be an eventful summer for the church.

There is a new place to let your creative juices flow in Navarre!

Haven Art Studio, located at 9542 Navarre Parkway, recently held an open house event on May 16. Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce was on hand for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The business officially opens June 1.

Close to three dozen educators, education professionals and guests packed into Holley-Navarre Intermediate School Thursday, May 14, to celebrate the accomplishments of one fifth grade teacher.

Anna Prindle, who is in her 21st year of teaching, was named the FSU FCR-STEM Innovating Educator of the Year. According to Prindle, she is the inaugural recipient.

The Florida Freedom Tour, a mobile history museum initiative, rolled into Santa Rosa County May 11. The tour’s stop was Woodlawn Beach Middle School.

Around two dozen people are building and plan to sail a ninth-century Viking ship replica across the Atlantic Ocean using only oars and sails. The destination: Northwest Florida.
According to Blade Handler, a Pensacola native and member of the crew, the ship is planned to depart from Denmark next June and arrive in the Pensacola area either late August or early September 2027.

A bowling alley is coming to Gulf Breeze.

Oops Alley of Pace plans to open a new bowling alley, arcade and restaurant in The Funplex of Gulf Breeze building.

Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge held their first ever Nature Fest Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event featured vendors and wildlife exhibits.

Navarre High School held its annual Senior Awards Night Thursday, May 14, in the school gymnasium. The event celebrated the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2026.

Kimahri Blevins, 15, and Gabriel Williams, 16, are due back in court this summer.

The pair were charged with first-degree premeditated murder or felony murder for allegedly killing their classmate Danika Troy, 14. The two teens were indicted Dec. 19, 2025.

A cyber attack left colleges and universities across the U.S. scrambling to adjust amidst finals. Other nations’ institutes of higher learning were also impacted.

The attack, reportedly perpetrated by a criminal hacker group known as Shinyhunters, was against Instructure, the host company of Canvas. The hacker group claimed it had breached Canvas, getting possession of user data such as names, email addresses, messages and ID numbers.