June was a busy month on Navarre Beach in more than one way. On top of the sugar-white sand, visitors play and lifeguards patrol. Beneath the sand, sea turtle eggs lay in nests across the beachfront, incubating.
The 2025-2026 school year will be a year of change for school cellphone policies, namely for schools with students in kindergarten through eighth grade. This includes primary, intermediate, elementary, middle and K-8 schools.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 June 30 after vetoing line items totaling $567 million, including several proposed Santa Rosa County projects. The final 2025-2026 budget added up to $117.9 billion, less than the previous year’s and marking the second consecutive year of reduced state spending.
Tallahassee – The Trump administration Thursday argued a federal judge should deny a request to block operation of a detention center in the Everglades for undocumented immigrants, saying Florida has been responsible for the project dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Cailyn Cooke put together an impressive sophomore softball season at Gulf Coast State, earning all-region and all-state honors as one of the top hitters at the junior college level.
Now, the former Navarre Raider is taking her talents to NCAA Division II Valdosta State, which plays in the highly competitive Gulf South Conference.
The sound of children hollering and music blaring filled the Navarre United Methodist Church sanctuary June 25 as the church held its third day of Vacation Bible School.
This year’s VBS featured approximately 260 children, ranging from prekindergarten to fifth grade. The theme of this year’s VBS was “Live it Out,” a mantra designed alongside daily curriculum, to teach children how to live out their faith and be more like Jesus.