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Area track athletes shine at Wildcat Invitational

Written by Brian Lester on March 6, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

Area athletes took to the track for the first big meet of March, competing in Pensacola Saturday at the Steve Garst Wildcat Invitational at Washington.

Several athletes placed in the top 10 in their respective events. Ameer Rustom of Navarre won the javelin with a school-record throw of 174-feet-2-inches. He also won the shot put (45-04).

New crab trap regulation goes into effect in March

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 25, 2023. Posted in Beach, News.

The more than 25,000 Floridians with recreational crab traps will soon have to make some changes.

A new Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission regulation, which went into effect March 1, requires crab traps to have a rigid opening no larger than six-by-two inches.

The purpose of this change is to help reduce the bycatch of diamondback terrapins in crab traps.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on February 23, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

One of the things in life that is certain is change. Time brings about healing, distance from what it was we were fired up about and a willingness to look to a better future.

Not all change is good – and change for the sake of change is not good. But last week, Navarre got to experience change for the better. Two chambers – once a source of dividing our community – have come together as one. It was something that required the right people and the right time.

Beach nourishment held up by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, FEMA surveys

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 15, 2023. Posted in Beach, News.

Once every 10 years or so, Navarre Beach goes through beach nourishment, a process in which sand, lost through erosion, is replaced through other sources.

This can help widen the beach, making it more resistant to the effects of erosion and storms.

The last time Navarre Beach went through this process was 2016 and it was due to happen again in 2026. That was until Hurricane Sally’s impact bumped up the timetable. Now, nearly three years after Sally hit the Gulf Coast, the beach has still not been restored.

New vacation cottages expected to open this spring

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 10, 2023. Posted in News.

If you have driven on Granada or Carlos streets in Navarre at any point in the past month, you may have noticed work being done on the lot across from the Childcare Network. There are approximately nine new cottages going in as part of a rental project called Sum Beach Rentals.

Before these cottages, which are not finished, the lot was home to a trailer park that had become dilapidated. The project to create Sum Beach Rentals began when Jeff Perrett, an entrepreneur and developer, bought the property July 15, 2022.

Beached sailboat on Gulf Islands National Seashore has interesting story behind it

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 8, 2023. Posted in Beach, Community.

For those who have visited Gulf Islands National Seashore recently, you might have noticed something peculiar resting on the sand. A sailboat.

The site where the boat rests, which is near beach access 33-A, has become a favorite for local photographers but for one man, the owner, it has been a headache.

DeSantis visits Milton to announce rural broadband funding

Written by Ken Garner on February 2, 2023. Posted in News.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited the Historic Imogene Theatre in Milton today to announce the state has committed more than $144 million to expand high-speed internet services.

Eddington has much to learn

Written by Staff Reporters on February 1, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

To our surprise, last week we had the opportunity to sit down and speak with District 4 Commissioner Ray Eddington.

It took some wrangling, but the meeting took place. As all of you know, we had a lot to ask.

Eddington is in over his head

Written by Staff Reporters on January 26, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

On Saturday we attended the Navarre Beach Leaseholders Association’s regular meeting.

It is usually a packed room of leaseholders waiting to hear about the latest updates from beach officials, like the Navarre Beach Fire & Rescue Department, the board for the association, and usually our county commissioner.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on January 19, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

By the time you read this column, the Holley Navarre Water System election for the three seats on the board will be over and the votes counted and announced.

We cannot report the outcome in this issue since our files go to the printer before the election is over, we will be reporting on it immediately online and next week in print. Don’t forget, we are daily online and weekly in print.