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.
Holley Navarre Water System board of directors met Feb. 17 to discuss, among other things, strategic planning options.
Earlier this year, the board told HNWS staff of its desire to create a five-year strategic plan. The plan would lay out a series of goals for the system and how the board could reach them with respect to budget constraints.
While South Santa Rosa County may not be the agricultural boon that the north end is, one classroom at West Navarre Intermediate School is working to ensure students grow in their agricultural knowledge.
Fourth-grade teacher Michelle Tucker has introduced plants, chickens and other agricultural subjects to her students for at least the past three years.
With an art career spanning 40 years, Dan Beck has built a name for himself.
Beck, an impressionist painter, has won numerous awards and recognitions for his artwork, which bridges traditional impressionism and contemporary art concepts.
Most days, jumping off the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier isn’t a welcomed sight. Monday, Feb. 16, wasn’t one of those days.
The Navarre Beach Lifeguards hosted a lifeguard development course, which is meant to help foster water safety, rescue skills and beach safety knowledge in current lifeguards. The Emerald Coast Lifesaving Association, a nonprofit focused on lifeguard training in Northwest Florida, is the organization behind the event.