Calling all kayak fishermen to Navarre Beach
The “Greatest of all Time” (GOAT) kayak fishing tournament is coming back to Navarre this summer and it’s expected to draw huge crowds.
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‘Band of buddies’ catch sharks at Navarre Beach
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Navarre Beach Fishing Pier regulars see Jeremy Utter and his friends all the time.
Members of the Team True Blue reel in some of the biggest sharks in local waters, tag and release them. They don’t typically share photos of their catches or publicize them, though. But word spreads, as it did in early February when Utter and three other men caught a 12 1/2-foot tiger shark off the pier and pulled it into shallow waters.
Navarre Beach gets potty at end of longest pier in the Gulf
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After years of discussion about the best way to provide restroom facilities at the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, a new type of portable restroom has arrived.
Navarre track team continues to make strides
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Navarre’s track team competed in the Wildcat Invitational Saturday at Sherman L. Robinson Stadium in Pensacola.
Rachel Leggett won two events while Brandon Boynton set a new personal-best in the pole vault.
TDC supports Navarre Beach vision, public outreach to begin
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A proposal to add an amphitheater, shops, food trucks, playgrounds and other amenities to Navarre Beach was greeted with enthusiasm March 4 by members of the Tourist Development Council.
Director Julie White had rolled out her vision to the Santa Rosa County Commissioners at their Feb. 23 strategic planning workshop.
A new vision for Navarre Beach
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When County Administrator Dan Schebler met with department heads last year and asked them to prepare a plan to share with commissioners Feb. 23, he wasn’t specific about what he expected.
What Tourism Development Director Julie White came up with was “Navarre Beach Reimagined,” a proposal that suggests giving Navarre Beach an amphitheater, shopping area, gathering places, a playground and art in public places, among other ideas.
Navarre Beach, Pensacola Beach connected again
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On Friday morning, the beach road, aka J Earle Bowden Way, Highway 399 opened to passenger vehicles for the first time since Hurricane Sally.
Peggy Self, a tourist from Indiana who has been staying on Navarre Beach for two weeks, was walking her dog when park officials opened the gate to traffic at 8 a.m. She said one Jeep and two cars were waiting at the gate to be the first to enjoy the scenic route. The drivers and passengers smiled as they drove through, Self said.
It’s on to the Sweet 16 for the Navarre Raiders
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School history has never been sweeter for Navarre’s girls basketball team.
In their biggest moment of the season, the Raiders embraced it, making school history and a statement with a 71-42 win over Columbia Lake City Thursday night in a Region 1-6A quarterfinal.
The colors of Navarre
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Wherever Navarre photographer Michelle Mobley goes, she is looking for something striking to photograph.
Sweet 16! Raiders continue impressive streak of success
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Getting bumped up from 2A to 3A this year didn’t present a roadblock to glory on the first step of the postseason journey for Navarre’s girls weightlifting team.
In what has become a familiar scene, the Raiders were crowned champions of the district once again, adding another title that further bolsters a run of dominance that has lasted nearly two decades.