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Junior lifeguards rescue ‘Tom Brady’ in final training session

Written by Staff Reporters on July 17, 2021. Posted in Beach.

If you happened to be on Navarre Beach on July 16, you may have noticed a group of small, tan lifeguards pulling a CPR dummy out of the water.

The dummy’s name is Brady, after football star Tom Brady, and the small lifeguards are the Navarre Beach Junior lifeguards, doing their final test after an intense two-week program where they learned everything from CPR to surfing to oceanography.

Stuff the Bus: Okaloosa and Walton County School supply drive

Written by Staff Reporters on July 16, 2021. Posted in News.

United Way Emerald Coast has partnered with the Okaloosa County School District and Walton County School District to “stuff the bus” with school supplies, ensuring every local student has the tools they need to be successful this year.

New East Bay K-8 school officially open

Written by Ben Johnson on July 16, 2021. Posted in News.

After a nearly two-year construction project and many previous years of planning, the new East Bay K-8 school in Navarre is officially open and ready for new students this fall.

July 15-21, 2021 Blast from the Past

Written by Linda Murchison on July 14, 2021. Posted in History.

One Year Ago – 2020

Brian Renner, a lifeguard since the 1980s, was teaching beach safety to Navarre Beach’s first class of Jr. Lifeguards. The program was designed to take children ages 9 to 15 through mental and physical training similar to the experience of a real lifeguard.

Well flushed, disinfected and repaired

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 13, 2021. Posted in News.

A Holley Navarre Water System well that experienced a mechanical pump failure is being flushed, disinfected and having key mechanical components replaced.

Gulf Breeze finalizes plan to ‘hurricane-proof’ utilities

Written by Staff Reporters on July 12, 2021. Posted in News.

The city of Gulf Breeze has finalized plans to revamp its infrastructure with nearly $18 million in upgrades. These long-term resiliency initiatives have been in the works for the past two years, following a City Council planning retreat that focused on bolstering the city’s infrastructure to better withstand extreme weather events.

Officials need help finding suspect accused of killing 80-year-old man in park

Written by Staff Reporters on July 10, 2021. Posted in News.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 22-year-old Johnny Ray Kirk of Santa Rosa Beach, who is believed to have been connected to the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old Crestview man.

Zoning board recommends denial amid potential resident health hazards

Written by Ben Johnson on July 9, 2021. Posted in News.

After a lengthy discussion about rezoning rural residential agriculture land with perturbed Santa Rosa residents, the zoning board obliged the concerned citizens’ request by denying Sterling Fibers’ proposition.

Zoning board to consider request to allow borrow pit zoning for Pace parcel

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 8, 2021. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa Zoning Board will consider Thursday evening whether to recommend changing zoning on a 54-acre parcel in Pace to allow possible expanded or active borrow pit operations.

The request is being made by Sterling Fibers, Inc. The parcel is at the end of Sterling Way west of Bell Lane.

Raider boys basketball team took steps forward this summer

Written by Brian Lester on July 8, 2021. Posted in Sports.

On a Friday morning inside Pensacola State’s Hartsell Arena, Navarre’s boys basketball team is in the midst of a tight battle with Washington during a summer hoops tournament at Pensacola State.

The fact that the Raiders are back on the court for live action in the summer for the first time since 2019 is a huge deal. The opportunity was taken away last summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic.