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Schools receive an extra $1.8M for military-related students

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in Community.

Four Northwest Florida school districts serving military-related students will receive millions more in state aid next year, thanks to a budget initiative by Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach). The special funding was included in the budget approved by Gov. Rick Scott.

Mentoring program seeks ‘little’ brothers and sisters

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in Community.

For more than 26 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida (BBBS) has provided professionally supported mentoring services for children, and the organization is currently in need of more “littles” in the Navarre and Gulf Breeze area.

Hams demonstrate importance of two-way radios

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in Beach.

Despite all of the technology available today, one of the most reliable forms of communication is actually one of the oldest – the two-way radio.

Strong turnout expected for Fourth of July weekend

Written by Brian Lester on July 2, 2015. Posted in News.

Fireworks will light up the sky over Navarre Beach Saturday night, putting the exclamation point on what promises to be a busy Fourth of July weekend.

Man lived with mother’s decomposed body

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in Crime, News.

A Pace man was charged June 25 for not reporting his mother’s death after police discovered her badly decomposed body in the home they shared during a May 13 welfare check.

Pedestrian overpass still possible

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in News.

If plans for a pedestrian overpass continue moving forward, officials from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) said its $1.5 million construction could start in 2021.

Teen collides with patrol car

Written by Staff Reporters on July 2, 2015. Posted in News.

A 19-year-old Gulf Breeze woman was issued a ticket for careless driving after police said she rear-ended an unmarked patrol car Monday morning at the intersection of U.S. 98 and East Bay Boulevard.

Follow the flags

Written by Staff Reporters on June 25, 2015. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we’re going to remind everyone once again the importance of heeding the warning flags on the beach. They’re not waving as part of some festive decoration. The flags are there for your safety and the safety of your friends and family.

Record-breaking tourist season on horizon

Written by Staff Reporters on June 25, 2015. Posted in News.

With limited to no available summer vacancies, Navarre Beach property managers are exploring ways to extend the traditional tourist season, which unofficially started Memorial Day and ends Labor Day weekend.

Staggering rise in water rescues

Written by Staff Reporters on June 25, 2015. Posted in News.

To say Navarre Beach first responders have been busy this tourist season is an understatement. The number of water rescues performed so far in 2015 has already tripled compared to the first half of 2014.