Members of the Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce take issue with Santa Rosa County Commissioner Rob Williamson’s recent depiction of the organization as lacking stability.
At about 12:30 a.m. on March 7, 2013, Santa Rosa County deputies received a call about suspicious activities on Larker Woods Road in east Navarre. What they found when they arrived was 31-year old shooting victim Philip Davenport in the front yard of his home. He was pronounced dead on the scene, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Rich Aloy.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District hosted a celebration on Oct. 3 in honor of its 50 years of service to the Navarre community. The Open House was held at Station 45, located behind the Winn-Dixie shopping center.
Camillia Rushing, 23, of Frontera St. in Navarre, was arrested Friday Oct.2 and charged with solicitation for prostitution in conjunction with an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office prostitution sting operation, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
The Pink Pirates of Navarre celebrated their official ribbon cutting as the newest members of the Navarre Area Beach Chamber Monday, Oct. 6. The ceremony took place just five days before the group celebrates October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month at their second annual event entitled “Pinktoberfest.”
The alleged perpetrator of a bank robbery five months ago at Navarre’s Centennial Bank, Joel Anthony Beauchemin, 22, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 when he turned himself in at the Santa Rosa County Jail. Beauchemin graduated from Navarre High School in 2011 and was a member of the track and field team, football and baseball teams.
Brady Hammel stood on the field ready to kick a field goal with 1:29 to play Friday night; revenge, victory and a chance to make a statement all on the line for the Navarre Raiders.
The second annual Krewe of Karibbean Dead Pirate 5K held on Saturday, was Navarre’s first color run. With approximately 130 runners, emphasis was placed more on fun than competition. As is expected at a color run, participants were doused with color all along the course.
A longtime veteran of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center following an early morning shooting in Shalimar.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 8900 block on Sunset Drive due to a reported fire in the kitchen.