The President from Plains
January 10, 2025
Our own Hansen Hasenberg visited Plains, Georgia, last summer and brought back a story for our readers on the childhood farm and other historic sites associated with Jimmy Carter, whose funeral was h…
Water utility says water safe to drink
January 7, 2025
In the days following a “catastrophic” water main break Dec. 20 along Highway 87, residents within Navarre and surrounding areas began to complain of problems with their water. Some claimed the water…
Plunging into the New Year
January 6, 2025
Navarre Beach rang in the New Year with a couple of polar plunges, with the Pirate Plunge being held on the Gulf Of Mexico and the Penguin Plunge’n Paddle being held on Santa Rosa Sound. Both events…
Jimmy B’s Pizza closing, owner to open food truck
January 6, 2025
With the close of 2024 came the close of Jimmy B’s Pizza in Tiger Point. The restaurant, located in a strip mall near the Tiger Point Walmart, had been serving pizza pies and other Italian food for t…
Community Health Northwest Florida launches ‘Baby Bucks’ program to support healthy pregnancies
January 3, 2025
Community Health Northwest Florida, a nonprofit healthcare organization which serves Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, has instituted a new program to promote healthy pregnancies for medically unders…
Blue crab traps in northwest Florida must be closed by Jan. 5
December 30, 2024
Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters from Franklin County to the Florida/Alabama state line must be removed from the water before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure…
Navarre High honors volunteers of the year
December 30, 2024
You may have heard the expression, ‘It takes a village.’ At Navarre High School, the saying is true, as various members of the school community contribute to the overall school environment. This incl…
FWC suspends harvest of Suwannee bass in the Wakulla River to aid conservation efforts
December 27, 2024
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will temporarily prohibit possession and harvest of Suwannee bass for no less than 24 months in the Wakulla River and its tributaries, effe…
Navarre Beach Lifeguards named Florida Beach Patrol of the Year
December 23, 2024
The Navarre Beach Lifeguards recently announced they are the recipients of the Florida Beach Patrol of the Year recognition. Voted on by other Lifeguard chiefs from across the Sunshine State, the ann…
Navarre man hopes GoFundMe can help save his wife
December 21, 2024
Over a decade ago, Timothy “Christian” Knutson met his wife, Sandra, overseas when he was in the military. They soon fell in love, married, and now have two children, an eight-year-old son named JC…





