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Local man walks beach each morning to pick up debris

Written by Kaitie Kiger on July 18, 2021. Posted in Beach.

Doug Browne wakes up in the wee hours of the morning every day and drives 7 miles from his Midway house to Navarre Beach. He gets out of his truck with two Walmart plastic grocery bags in hand and begins his 4-mile daily trek.

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.

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