Month: June 2017

Navarre man convicted of assault, battery, fleeing

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in Crime, News.

Christopher Delaine Bryant, age 29 of Navarre, was found guilty by a Santa Rosa County jury June 23. According to a release issued by State Attorney Bill Eddins, Bryant was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Battery Upon a Law Enforcement Officer, Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Fleeing or Attempted to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer in an Agency Vehicle with Sire and Lights Activated at High Speed, Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving While License Suspended or Revoked and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Juana’s awarded Top 10 Beach Bars

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in News.

Among hundreds of bars throughout the state in competition to be the best, Juana’s Pagodas broke into the top 10 list of the 2017 Best Florida Beach Bars contest sponsored by LandShark Lager.

Effluent deal could save HNWS millions

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in News.

The proposed lease by Holley Navarre Water System of rural land in the Bergren Road area to dispose of treated wastewater could save much of the estimated $18 million it had planned to spend building a pipe to Eglin Air Force Base for the same purpose.

Former Navarre Chamber executive arrested in May

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in News.

Former Navarre Chamber CEO, Judy Morehead, resigned her position Wednesday, June 21, for family reasons. It was discovered Friday that she had been indicted in March, an arrest warrant was issued in May and she turned herself in and posted bond May 24 in Henry County, Alabama.

Schools fight bullying

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in News.

He was a junior at Navarre High School. A member of the JROTC. He was described as happy, funny and friendly. Most who knew him said it seemed like everything was normal.

Thirteen year old dive master

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in News.

At 8 years old, Taryn Felde had taken her first diving lesson. She had her first scuba certification by 10, and by age 11, she had performed her first dive rescue. A year later she was officially recognized as a certified master scuba diver, the highest certification she can achieve at her age.

Navarre girls basketball team striving for improvement

Written by Brian Lester on June 29, 2017. Posted in Sports.

No girls basketball coach has been hired yet at Navarre, but Michaela Perrone is doing her best to keep the players involved in workouts over the summer.

Guerrero works overtime to win Home Run Derby

Written by Brian Lester on June 29, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Gabriel Guerrero raised his hands in the air and pumped up the crowd as he settled in at the plate for the finals of the Southern League Home Run Derby.

Brewer has sights set on breakout season

Written by Brian Lester on June 29, 2017. Posted in Sports.

Bryson Brewer posted a highlight on Twitter from a spring practice in which he sprinted down the field, stayed a couple of steps ahead of the defender along the way and caught a touchdown pass as he crossed into the end zone.

Brain Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on June 29, 2017. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion, Sports.

Raindrops keep falling on the tarp that blankets the infield. Puddles form near the dugouts and on the warning track. The gloomy clouds hanging over the bay off in the distance remind you the tropical storm invading the Gulf Coast has no intention of retreating.