First Baptist Church of Navarre (FBCN) was blessed with a visit from a mission team of young adults from Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri March 17-19. During these college-aged students’ Spring Break, they choose to come to Florida and serve others and spread the love of Christ. The church is calling this week “Love Navarre Week.”
Eddie Love Jr. is back at Navarre, the place it all started for him in high school, and he’s spending his final months as a high school athlete running track for the Raiders.
“To come back, it’s like friends and family. It feels like home. I definitely enjoy being back,” Love said.
Going from middle school to high school can be a big change for some students and parents.
To help ease the transition and answer questions parents and students might have, Navarre High School spent the week before spring break visiting area schools and holding an eighth grade parents night in the Raider gymnasium Thursday, March 13.
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc., in partnership with Santa Rosa County, will hold a public meeting regarding the East Navarre Watershed Analysis at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 at the Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Point Park Lane in Gulf Breeze.
If you own an Airbnb on Navarre Beach, you may be getting a knock at your door in the near future.
Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District (NBFRD) is moving forward with a plan to perform fire safety inspections on each short-term rental property on the beach. NBFRD Fire Chief Danny Fureigh estimates there are 1,300 Airbnb type properties on Navarre Beach but will have official numbers once an ordinance is drawn up allowing the district to do the inspections.
Following a season that brought over a million visitors to Navarre Beach, the lifeguards who patrol the shores are back to work.
Navarre Beach Lifeguards started patrolling the beach and water Saturday, March 8 and will be active each day until late October. Even though last year was extremely busy, Beach Safety Division Chief Austin Turnbull expects there to be even more need for lifeguard services in 2025.