Council on Aging to present ‘Kites on the Coast’ festival
February 24, 2025
Council on Aging of West Florida is bringing high-flying, intergenerational fun back to Pensacola’s Casino Beach Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16 for its fourth annual kite festival, Gulf Wi…
Navarre Mardi Gras Parade celebrates 100 years of Navarre
February 24, 2025
It was a beautiful day for a Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 22 on Navarre Beach. The sun was shining with temps in the 60s for the 39th annual Navarre Mardi Gras Parade last weekend. The theme this year was…
Local churches host special needs prom, honor guests as kings and queens
February 19, 2025
Night to Shine is a remarkable global celebration, centered on God’s love, with the mission to honor and value people with special needs. Local churches from all around the world host a prom on the s…
Tobacco in parks could be banned
February 18, 2025
The Florida Department of Health and Students Working Against Tobacco, support the banning of not just cigarettes at public parks, but all tobacco use. At the county commission meeting Feb. 10, they…
Living Word Evangelistic pastor helping prepare faithful for return of Christ
February 18, 2025
On Sunset Drive in Navarre, there is a small church with a big impact.
Living Word Evangelistic Association, an independent Christian fundamentalist church, has been in Navarre since 1986 and is…
Woodstoke Pottery Fest celebrates 20 years in Holley
February 10, 2025
Potters gathered from across the Southeast in Holley Saturday, Feb. 8, for the 20th rendition of Woodstoke Pottery Festival. The annual event is held at Holley Hill Pottery and is organized by Gulf C…
Navarre area fire districts celebrate alliance
February 10, 2025
Responding to emergency calls can be difficult when you have limited staff or resources. Fortunately for three Navarre area fire districts, they have each other to rely on.
Beginning five years…
New recycling receptacle installed at Navarre Park with goal of clean waterways
February 8, 2025
Keeping Navarre and nearby waterways clean is a goal of many in the community. Tracy Glaze, the environmental project chair for the Santa Rosa Women’s Club, is one of those people.
For the past co…
Holley Navarre Intermediate teacher named district teacher of year
February 6, 2025
A cacophony of celebration ignited inside Kayla Stanford’s fifth-grade classroom Tuesday, Feb. 4, as Santa Rosa District Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber and others surprised Stanford with the…
BeBe Booth captures the beauty of ‘God’s creation’ with photography
February 5, 2025
Northwest Florida, with its coastlines, forests and serene sunsets, has become a haven for photographers.
While many photographers have made a business out of their photos, some do it as a hobby…