Navarre Beach Year in Review stories
Turtle Center vision becomes reality (Jan. 3)
The old Navarre Beach Park entrance was transformed into the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.Search Results for “MARINE FISHING”
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU GAYNELLE, HERMAN, AND TINA MILLER
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Gaynelle Miller, 76, nodded in agreement; “yeah, I’m Southern; a country girl born and raised in Fulton County, Georgia,” she said, her smile telling me that we were about to go to rural Georgia.
Local sportsman dies unexpectantly
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Navarre native and avid fisherman Almus Taylor died the morning of Nov. 17 in the Covington County Jail from what investigators are calling traffic accident related injuries.
RESTORE council making progress
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The Santa Rosa County RESTORE council is making more progress toward formalizing proposed evaluation criteria to be used for recommending projects submitted to the county for funding through monies received related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. At the Nov. 14 meeting council members were presented with a draft of weighted criteria for four funding categories: environment, economic development, infrastructure and tourism.
Here’s looking at you Richard and Penny Boyce
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Tired of reading nothing but complaints in local Letters to the Editor columns, Richard Boyce, a member of the Holley Navarre Seniors Association, turned the tables.
Run for the Reef coming October 13
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Dust off your running shoes and get ready for the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary’s “Run for the Reef,” a 5K for adults and 1 mile fun run for kids that will raise money for the artificial snorkeling and diving reefs and related improvements at Navarre Beach Park.
Turtle returned to Navarre waters after recovery
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Navarre Beach was the host site of a homecoming of sorts last week. Aaliyah, a juvenile green turtle, was released into the Santa Rosa Sound near Opal Beach after spending the last few weeks at the Gulfarium recovering from injuries.
Broxson enters District 4 race
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Holley-Navarre native James Broxson, 30, has joined two other candidates in the race to represent District 4 on the Santa Rosa County Commission. Ruth Dupont-Esser and Rob Williamson are also vying to fill the seat which will be vacated next year following new district boundaries which were established following the 2010 census. Due to the redistricting, current District 4 Commissioner Jim Melvin will run against Commissioner Bob Cole to represent District 2. Broxson grew up in the area, where his family has resided for about 150 years. Broxson hopes to follow in the footsteps of several relatives who have also served in public office. James’ great-grandfather, William Milton Broxson, served as a school board member and county commissioner in the early 1900s and was instrumental in the development of Hwy. 87 and Yellow River Bridge.
Run for the Reef early registration approaching
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Walkers who are as slow as loggerhead turtles and runners as fast as spotted eagle rays are sought for the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary’s “Run for the Reef,” a 5K for adults and 1 mile fun run for kids. Organizers hope the October 13 event will raise more than $6,000 for the group’s artificial snorkeling and diving reefs and related improvements at Navarre Beach Park.“
Reefs attracting out-of-state divers
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Word is spreading throughout the diving community about the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary’s artificial reefs. Over Labor Day weekend, divers from Alabama and Mississippi drove to Navarre to venture out to the Gulf reef, located about 75 yards offshore at the eastern end of Navarre Beach Park.