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On Sept. 21, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Fire Chief Danny Fureigh honored several lifeguards and a member of Navarre Beach Fire Rescue at an awards ceremony.

Lifeguards Garrett Edwards, Daniel Walsh, Ryan Conner, and Austin Koenigseder were honored for helping save a diver in distress at the reef near Navarre Beach over the Summer. John Becker was recognized as a Lifeguard of the Year for the 2022 season. Cole Burton received recognition as the Most Improved Lifeguard of the Year for the 2022 season. Zack Miller was named Lifeguard Rookie of the Year for the 2022 season. The NBFR member who was honored was Patrick Wissing, who became a full time member of NBFR recently. Wissing is a firefighter/paramedic.

When you go to LEAD Academy off Chumuckla Highway, you might hear teachers teaching arithmetic, children talking and playing, and… cows mooing?

Not too many schools have a barn, but LEAD Academy is not your typical school. Founded in 2013, LEAD Academy is a private, Christian academy that teaches things such as grammar, logic, and rhetoric. On top of those, they also have an agriculture program.

Patrick Wissing is honored as a full time member of the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue. He is a firefighter/paramedic who NBFR hired from a station in Pace. Pictured left to right: Capt. Sean Hughes, Patrick Wissing, Fire Chief Danny Fureigh.

On Sept. 16, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees recommended and unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Charles L. Karr to president of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). Karr is a native of Gulf Breeze and has been in the University of Alabama System for the better part of three decades.

In his own unique way, John Richardson will forever be a state champion.

After the Navarre Raiders added another championship in girls weightlifting a handful of years ago, head coach Garrett Bagley had an extra medal and knew exactly who he wanted to give it to. The decision to give it to John, a long-time sportswriter at the Navarre Press, was without question.

Navarre’s Homecoming Court for 2022 has been announced.

The king will be named at Friday’s pep rally and the queen will be announced at the football game between Navarre and Leon Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Seeing yourself on the big screen or on television is a lifelong dream for many, and one Navarre resident is pursuing that dream.

Twanetta Pope, 25, has always loved movies and TV. She moved to Navarre when she was seven, graduating from Navarre High School in 2015.

At the Sept. 11 Memorial Stair Climb, firefighters had to climb 110 floors worth of stairs in honor of the first responders who climbed the stairwells of the World Trade Center 21 years ago. The firefighters came from across Northwest Florida. Navarre Beach, Holley Navarre, Midway, Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview and a few other fire departments were present.

Local business and organizations gathered at Navarre High School Sept. 10 for the “Treasure Your Health & Wellness” Navarre Community Resource Fair.

For most people, skating is just another fun activity to do. For David Weber, it is a lifestyle.

Weber, who owns Weber’s Skate World in Milton, has been skating for 43 years and is the coach for the Emerald Coast Speed Team, which features about 100 skaters of various ages.