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Chris Benjamin could spend hours talking about his life in the military, the two-plus decades he served in it and how he was an unrestricted line officer, a war fighter who did eight combat deployments.
But that isn’t him.

The Rotary Club of Navarre will host their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 21, at Samurai Japanese Steakhouse in Navarre. The breakfast, which runs from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., will raise money for Navarre Youth Programs, which include Navarre Rotary’s Navarre High School Scholarship Program that awarded eight $1,000 scholarships in May 2022 and over $125,000 in scholarships since 1995.

It’s estimated 22 veterans die by suicide every day. To raise awareness of veterans suicide and PTSD, American Legion Post 382 hosts Challenge 22 event.

It’s estimated 22 veterans die by suicide every day. To raise awareness of veterans suicide and PTSD, American Legion Post 382 hosts Challenge 22 event. This year marked the third year of the event.

Held at Navarre Park Saturday, Sept. 30, members of Post 382, other Legionnaires and community members came together to support veterans by raising money to Project: VetRelief, which provides resources and services to veterans including emergency assistance and helping veterans collect their benefits.

The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program presented nine checks totaling $273,000 at its Community Grants Symposium on Sept. 22 at the Bayview Community Center in Pensacola, including almost $43,000 in awards to two Santa Rosa County organizations: $31,881.22 to the Santa Rosa County School District and $11,000 for the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.

Madilynn Brand was crowned as Navarre High’s homecoming queen Friday nigh at halftime of the Raiders’ game against Mosley.

They say beauty is in the eye of beholder and Jeff Waldorff has quite the eye.
For the past 17 years, Waldorff, 62, has been capturing the natural scenery of northwest Florida with his photography.

Remote Area Medical (RAM) ® is hosting pop-up clinics on Saturday, Dec. 2 and Sunday, Dec. 3, at Milton High School, 5445 Stewart St. in Milton.

According to the District One Medical Examiner’s Office, which covers the four westernmost counties in Florida, northwest Florida has the highest number of overdoses per capita in the state. A large part of the issue is the flow of illegal narcotics. To combat this, Santa Rosa County and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office have stepped in to take down a drug house, literally. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference/demolition event at 5912 Congress St.

The Gulf Coast Council BSA will hold its 3rd annual Sporting Clay Classic Saturday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.