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Navarre Beach has 10 sea turtle nests as of July 2

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 7, 2025. Posted in Beach.

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.

Navarre UMC encourages kids to ‘live out’ their faith at Vacation Bible School

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2025. Posted in Faith.

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.

Navarre High’s Angie Taylor named ‘Educator of the Year’ by Arc Gateway

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2025. Posted in Community.

Although school’s out for summer break, local educator Angie Taylor is still being celebrated for her accomplishments in the classroom and community.

An Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher at Navarre High School for the past 23 years, Taylor was recently recognized as “Educator of the Year” by the Arc Gateway, an organization providing academic, social skills and workforce training for people with special needs.

Navarre’s EZ Gaska announces where he will play college football

Written by Brian Lester on July 3, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s EZ Gaska looked into his options before finally making a decision on where he’d play college football.

Gaska announced in early June he was committing to NCAA Division III Capital, which is part of the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Navarre meteorologist retires after 40 years of service

Written by Kaitie Kiger on July 2, 2025. Posted in News.

Navarre local David Biggar has always been fascinated by weather. Since he was a young boy, you could say his head was “in the clouds” – in a good way, daydreaming about studying weather for the rest of his life. And that’s exactly what he did, retiring this year after working 40 years as a meteorologist.

Multiple gas leaks in Navarre reportedly caused by fiber optic boring

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 1, 2025. Posted in News.

The Holley-Navarre Fire District has seen an uptick in calls related to gas main leaks in the past couple of months, outside of the typical calls for medical emergencies or structure fires.

According to HNFD Fire Chief Kevin Lewis, within the last six months there have been six calls for gas leaks. Lewis says he knows the reason why.

Navarre resident looks to make new jewelry business permanent

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 27, 2025. Posted in Business.

It wasn’t that long ago that local Navarre resident Juliet Martinez was going to college to become an Emergency Medical Technician. One at-risk pregnancy later, she decided to pursue a different path: making jewelry.

Holley Navarre Fire District cadet program gets hands on training

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 25, 2025. Posted in Community.

When the Holley-Navarre Fire District doesn’t have its hands full with calls, some of its firefighters can be found helping a new generation find its footing in the fire service.

Through its monthly cadet program, teens interested in firefighting come together once a month to train, familiarize themselves with equipment and learn more about what it takes to be a firefighter.

Storm rolls through Navarre bringing lightning, high winds, extra work for first responders

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 24, 2025. Posted in Beach, Community, News.

As a strong line of severe weather made its way through the Navarre area Monday evening, June 23, emergency crews from across south Santa Rosa County had their hands full.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., there were at least five calls for service answered by first responders, namely Holley Navarre-Fire District and Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District. Midway Fire District also ran a call in HNFD’s district at the time.

Jacksonville man stops in Navarre on countrywide journey

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 24, 2025. Posted in Community, News.

Navarre Beach is often thought of as a vacation destination, somewhere to put your feet up after a long journey. For Kyndal Ray Edwards, that journey has been longer than most.