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First Baptist Church of Navarre marks 40 years

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 10, 2025. Posted in Faith.

The congregation of First Baptist Church of Navarre came together late last month to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their church.

The celebration included a speech by West Region Catalyst of the Florida Baptist Convention Brian Nall, a dinner and a host of scrapbooks capturing four decades of memories. Greg Love, who has pastored the church since October 2023, said the event was a great chance to reconnect with the church’s history and members.

Kicking it with Navarre’s Jack Beyer

Written by Brian Lester on July 9, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Jack Beyer is consistent in his workout. Kick after kick sails through the uprights as he practices on a hot and sunny morning inside Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

The rising junior is feeling good about the progress he’s making.

Navarre celebrates the Fourth of July

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 7, 2025. Posted in Beach, Community.

Navarre residents and visitors flocked to Navarre Beach to catch a large scale fireworks display Friday night, July 4. The Independence Day celebration is put on by Navarre Beach Fishing Pier and Santa Rosa County.

Navarre Beach has 10 sea turtle nests as of July 2

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 7, 2025. Posted in Beach.

June was a busy month on Navarre Beach in more than one way. On top of the sugar-white sand, visitors play and lifeguards patrol. Beneath the sand, sea turtle eggs lay in nests across the beachfront, incubating.

Navarre UMC encourages kids to ‘live out’ their faith at Vacation Bible School

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2025. Posted in Faith.

The sound of children hollering and music blaring filled the Navarre United Methodist Church sanctuary June 25 as the church held its third day of Vacation Bible School.

This year’s VBS featured approximately 260 children, ranging from prekindergarten to fifth grade. The theme of this year’s VBS was “Live it Out,” a mantra designed alongside daily curriculum, to teach children how to live out their faith and be more like Jesus.

Navarre High’s Angie Taylor named ‘Educator of the Year’ by Arc Gateway

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 3, 2025. Posted in Community.

Although school’s out for summer break, local educator Angie Taylor is still being celebrated for her accomplishments in the classroom and community.

An Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher at Navarre High School for the past 23 years, Taylor was recently recognized as “Educator of the Year” by the Arc Gateway, an organization providing academic, social skills and workforce training for people with special needs.

Navarre’s EZ Gaska announces where he will play college football

Written by Brian Lester on July 3, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s EZ Gaska looked into his options before finally making a decision on where he’d play college football.

Gaska announced in early June he was committing to NCAA Division III Capital, which is part of the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Navarre meteorologist retires after 40 years of service

Written by Kaitie Kiger on July 2, 2025. Posted in News.

Navarre local David Biggar has always been fascinated by weather. Since he was a young boy, you could say his head was “in the clouds” – in a good way, daydreaming about studying weather for the rest of his life. And that’s exactly what he did, retiring this year after working 40 years as a meteorologist.

Multiple gas leaks in Navarre reportedly caused by fiber optic boring

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 1, 2025. Posted in News.

The Holley-Navarre Fire District has seen an uptick in calls related to gas main leaks in the past couple of months, outside of the typical calls for medical emergencies or structure fires.

According to HNFD Fire Chief Kevin Lewis, within the last six months there have been six calls for gas leaks. Lewis says he knows the reason why.

Navarre resident looks to make new jewelry business permanent

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 27, 2025. Posted in Business.

It wasn’t that long ago that local Navarre resident Juliet Martinez was going to college to become an Emergency Medical Technician. One at-risk pregnancy later, she decided to pursue a different path: making jewelry.