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Celebrating 32 years of Fun Fest

Written by Staff Reporters on April 21, 2016. Posted in Community.

It’s one of longest-standing events in Navarre, and one that keeps getting better with time. The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s 32nd Annual Navarre Fun Fest presented by Okaloosa Gas District will take place April 30, 2016 on Navarre Beach. The popular festival is a free event and open to the public.

Beach replenishment tab is moving target

Written by Staff Reporters on April 21, 2016. Posted in Beach.

Although at least three Santa Rosa commissioners support exempting beach leaseholders from paying an extra share of the planned $17 million sand replenishment project, the board’s eventual vote will likely hinge on the county’s overall budget needs.

Tomahawk missile test goes awry

Written by Staff Reporters on April 21, 2016. Posted in News.

The public affairs office at Eglin Air Force Base announced that a U.S. Navy Tactical Tomahawk missile conducting a routine flight test operation near Eglin AFB April 19 terminated in Choctawhatchee Bay before completing its mission. No injuries or property damage was reported at the site in Hogtown Bayou.

Woman in coma after attack

Written by Staff Reporters on April 21, 2016. Posted in Crime, News.

A Milton woman was described as being in a coma and unresponsive at a local hospital early Friday morning following an attack by her former boyfriend. At press time, Navarre Press was unable to update her current condition.

Three Navarre athletes will further careers at college level

Written by Brian Lester on April 14, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Michael Sandle had the option of playing college football but the Navarre senior decided baseball was the sport he wanted to play in college and signed a national letter of intent with South Alabama Wednesday afternoon in a packed cafeteria.

HIV awareness campaign urges testing for citizens

Written by Staff Reporters on April 14, 2016. Posted in News.

Driving through many parts of Escambia County, you might have noticed billboards with advertisements of a different kind. As part of an ongoing HIV awareness campaign, the Florida Department of Health has been putting up these large ads, urging citizens to get tested. Because of elevated numbers for HIV/AIDS cases in the county, the continuance of this and other public awareness campaigns have unfortunately been necessary in recent years.

West Navarre thrives off Learning Ally program

Written by Brian Lester on April 14, 2016. Posted in Education.

Anne Hooper’s fourth and fifth grade Read 180 classes at West Navarre Intermediate School have made the most of their opportunity to be a part of the Learning Ally Great Reading Games contest.

Our newspaper, our community

Written by Staff Reporters on April 14, 2016. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Some readers may be surprised to learn that Navarre Press, while owned by Sandi Kemp belongs to the community. We cover issues important to you: the actions of your government and its individual members, crime and public safety, the latest on beach renourishment, the local high-school athletes who are going places, the Navarre High School JROTC program and all of their awards, upcoming events, healthy living stories and the list goes on. You might be more surprised to learn that Sandi Kemp usually only has an idea of what is going in the paper each week, and she reads it on Thursdays just as you.

Official Facebook pages coming for commissioners

Written by Staff Reporters on April 14, 2016. Posted in Community.

Santa Rosa County will step up its oversight of commissioners’ social media use by creating official Facebook pages for them.

Pace of tourism growth slows

Written by Staff Reporters on April 14, 2016. Posted in News.

The rate of Santa Rosa County tourism tax collections, while still on the rise from recent years, has slowed a bit during the past four months and caught the eye of area leisure industry leaders.