During Thursday's Santa Rosa County Board of County Commission board reorganization meeting, District 1 Commissioner Jim Williamson was selected to serve as the board's chair.

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Niceville and Choctaw sealed Navarre’s postseason fate Friday, clinching District 2-6A’s playoff berths with wins against Crestview and Fort Walton Beach, respectively.

The Raiders (4-5) were tied with the Eagles and Indians with 3-1 district records before this weekend’s games, but lost 49-20 to Mosley on Thursday in Lynn Haven. The loss, coupled with Niceville and Choctawhatchee's wins, pushed Navarre into third place. Only two teams from each district qualify for the postseason.

Navarre will play its final game Friday at Gulf Breeze in the annual Publix Beach Bowl.

District winner Niceville (6-4) will host District 1-6A runner-up Pace (8-2) and Choctaw (7-2) will play at 1-6A champ Pensacola (8-1) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.

Class 6A, District 1

Final standings

School                         Overall                        District

*Niceville                      6-4                   4-1

*Choctaw                    7-2                   4-1

Navarre                       4-5                   3-2

Crestview                   4-6                   2-3

Mosley                        4-4                   2-3

Fort Walton Bch          4-5                   0-5

*Playoff qualifier

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to help decorate Navarre Park for its annual Christmas in the Park celebration, currently scheduled for Dec. 3.

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The closure of a portion of Laurel Street in Oriole Beach will now take place Nov. 7 until approximately Nov. 20, weather permitting. The closure was previously announced for two weeks starting Oct. 31, but crews were able to start the project this week without closing the street.

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