Junior lifeguards rescue ‘Tom Brady’ in final training session
July 17, 2021
If you happened to be on Navarre Beach on July 16, you may have noticed a group of small, tan lifeguards pulling a CPR dummy out of the water.
The dummy’s name is Brady, after football star Tom B…
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center successfully releases rehabilitated sea turtles
July 13, 2021
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released nine rehabilitated sea turtles Tuesday morning at Inlet Beach, Florida.
Training begins for four new Navarre Beach lifeguard candidates
July 11, 2021
Four candidates passed the initial criteria to enter training to become Navarre Beach lifeguards. The tryout was held Saturday morning. Candidates had to do a 1-mile timed beach run and a 400-meter o…
Child caught in rip current, rescued by surfer
July 1, 2021
An 11-year-old boy who was pulled out by a rip current Wednesday evening is safe thanks to a young surfer.
“The boy was out near the end of the Navarre Pier by the time the surfer reached him,” s…
8-year-old crowned first Sea Turtle Queen
June 23, 2021
For the past 10 years, the Pensacola Beach Advocates have been hosting a Sea Turtle Baby Shower near the beginning of sea turtle nesting season to spread awareness through a fun family event.
Th…
More lifeguards, money needed for Navarre Beach
June 17, 2021
More lifeguards are needed to help keep the crowds of people on Navarre Beach safe. That was the message to the Board of County Commission at the June 15 budget workshop for fiscal year 2022.
Loggerhead lays first local nest of season
June 11, 2021
The first sea turtle nest was discovered on Navarre Beach Saturday, June 12.
Blessing of the Beach a message of collective hope for community
May 26, 2021
At the end of a day that could truly be described as a Chamber of Commerce kind of day – sunny and warm – a crowd gathered the evening of May 20th on Navarre Beach for the 3rd annual Blessing of the…
Drone newest tool for Navarre Beach Fire Rescue
May 21, 2021
Come Memorial Day weekend, Navarre beaches will be busier than ever for lifeguards on duty.
To help keep beachgoers safe, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue has added one more tool to its arsenal of lifes…
‘Beach boy’ gets new wheelchair, thanks to community
May 19, 2021
It took a village to come up with a new motorized beach wheelchair for 11-year-old Cristian Denton who has a rare congenital disorder called Type 2 Kabuki Syndrome.