The proposed Wawa on the south side of Highway 98 across from Edgewood Drive is one step closer to coming to fruition. The property is currently being cleared.
If you have visited Publix or any of the other stores and restaurants in the Shoppes of Navarre Plaza in the past few months, you may have noticed a section of the parking lot roped off. Located in front of Pet Nation, the area cordoned off features a sunken in drainage basin and grate cover. The area is now under construction.
A new cultural gem has quietly taken root in Navarre. Navarre Classical Ballet, a subsidiary of the 501c3 non-profit Performing Arts Cultural Exchange Foundation, is bringing internationally recognized classical ballet training to the community—while making it accessible to adults of all ages.
“People keep telling us the same thing,” director Sheila Willis Kleiman said. “They’ve been waiting for something like this.”
Most people don’t want to find themselves in a courtroom appearing before a judge, but for Navarre High School’s Mock Trial Team, it’s a privilege.
Led by teacher Ray Gentry, the team consists of around 16 students. Recently, the team went to a trial competition against other schools in Florida’s First Circuit. The competition was held at Escambia County Courthouse in Pensacola.
Sandra Williams, a 71-year-old woman died after striking the back of a school bus in the eastbound left lane of Highway 98 Wednesday, March 11. The incident occurred near Sunrise Drive in Navarre.
Holley-Navarre Fire District was dispatched to the scene at 1:50 p.m. and found the woman’s vehicle, a Chevrolet, partially underneath the school bus.
Around 2:05 p.m., a paramedic with HNFD declared the driver deceased.
The Navarre Beach Lifeguards returned to a foggy Navarre Beach Saturday, March 7.
The lifeguards will be looking to follow up a successful 2025, which saw over 1.9 million visitors, 1.5 million preventative actions, 6,337 assists and zero drownings.