Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association hired a grant writer to develop a proposal to fund Navarre Beach renourishment with local RESTORE funding. But there is a slim chance it will receive more than a fraction of its projected $19 million cost.

Charlene Mauro, director of the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station, has a new tool to help teach students and other Navarre Beach Artificial Reef visitors about the growing population of local marine life.

Cloudy skies and the threat of rain didn’t stop a group of young surfers from catching waves Sunday. In fact, the weather churned up the Gulf, making the conditions that much better.