The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Ed Waters and Sons Contracting Company and PBS&J will host a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 to open the long awaited new Navarre Beach Pier. The public is invited to attend the event in front of the pier located at 8579 Gulf Boulevard. At 1,545 feet, the pier is the longest in the State of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Attention Parents: Avoid that familiar complaint from your children this summer, “I’m bored!” Summer is the perfect time for children to “set sail for the library” and “dive into a great book.” Participants in the 2010 Summer Reading Program will explore the world of water and water fun through sto­ries, songs, games and other activities about oceans, rivers, lakes, and pools and the creatures that live there.

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An Alabama man, whom Florida Highway Patrol believes caused a three-car collision on May 1 resulting in the death of Navarre dad Johnny Robinson, turned himself in to Escambia sheriff’s on Thursday.

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The Weather Channel’s Julie Martin interviewed Navarre Beach Fishing Pier manager Dorothy Slye on March 25 for a feature, “Hurricane Season,” scheduled to air June 5 or 6, regarding areas along the Gulf Coast that have been adversely affected by hurricanes in recent years.

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