Double red flags, closing the water to swimming, are flying at Navarre Beach due to extremely dangerous rip currents caused by Tropical Storm Andrea. Visitors and residents should not enter the surf due to the life threatening conditions. Lifeguards are on duty from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will warn beach goers, however, they may not be able to enter into the water to save those ignoring the flag warnings. Flags indicating the beach conditions are posted daily at each Navarre Beach public access area and online at www.santarosa.fl.gov.

Last year, Gavin Wehby had to make a difficult decision. The two-sport athlete would have to decide whether he should continue at Navarre High School or transfer to Pensacola Catholic for his junior and senior year. To make matters more difficult, his parents told him the decision was his alone.

The 2013 legislative session is a wrap, and Florida now has the largest budget in its history at $74.1 billion dollars, of which $30 billion comes from federal sources.  Governor Rick Scott made $368 million line item vetoes to the budget before signing into law as the General Appropriations Act, which takes effect July 1.

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After a soft showing in recent years, new homes are suddenly hot properties in Navarre.  "We're selling them as fast as we can build them," said builder Samuel Stevens of Stevens & Associates, of newly built houses in the Navarre area. To read more, subscribe online or pick up a copy of the June 6 Navarre Press.

Take Stock in Children, a program that offers scholarships and mentoring to deserving, low-income youth, held a ceremony last Wednesday night to recognize the 2013 scholarship recipients and class members. To read more, subscribe online or pick up a copy of the June 6 Navarre Press.

Donating to a good cause can now be as easy as buying a bag of ice. An ice machine located in front of Century 21 Island View Realty in Navarre has been bought by Horizons-The Arc of the Emerald Coast, which is an advocacy organization based in Fort Walton Beach for citizens of all ages with disabilities such as downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, austime and spin bifida. All proceeds from the ice machine will go to funding...

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