On July 4, 2013, red flags were flying on Navarre Beach and the surf was too rough for swimming. So William Richey convinced his longtime girlfriend, Jodie, to cross the beach walkover near their rental that day to look at the surf. Then, with their family watching through the window of their nearby townhome, he proposed.
Deputies and firefighters gathered at Navarre Beach July 2 with lifeguards for a morning full of water rescue training.
After Baldwin County deputy Bill Smith drowned June 6 while rescuing distressed swimmers on the Fort Morgan peninsula, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reached out to Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Safety Chief Austin Turnbull and inquired about doing a surf rescue training with deputies.
When Joe and Pamela Meyer started a home construction project at their Navarre home this spring, they added a doggy door and ran a wire through it. Their home, which has been in the family for more than 30 years, quickly filled up with flies.
Navarre’s newest coffee shop, Perfect Blend Coffee Company, which will employ teenagers and adults with disabilities, is set to open in a couple short weeks.
Construction started about a year ago on the north end of Harvest Village Plaza. The grand opening is set for July 12 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released six rehabilitated sea turtles on Thursday morning at Henderson Beach State Park in Destin, according to a Gulfarium press release.