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Chevy Whitehead, a 12-year-old student at Holley-Navarre Middle School (HNMS), was announced as a Arts4All December 2021 Student of the Month and awarded a personalized trophy with his sculpture attached to the base Feb. 1.

Chevy’s art has helped him to express himself over the course of the last two years. Chevy is on the spectrum and is minimally verbal. He can often struggle to answer questions and get his point across. Not only does Chevy speak through his art, but art has taught him how to communicate better.

The Navarre Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will conduct introductory certification training at the Holley-Navarre Fire District, Station 45, 8618 Esplanade Street in Navarre.

Michael Carter made the day of a classroom of third graders two weeks ago. dropping by Holley Navarre Intermediate to read a book to students.

Now in the NFL as a running back with the New York Jets, Carter went to HNIS in fifth grade and he called his visit to the school ‘a trip down memory lane’ and loved hanging out with the students.

If you like nature and you love camellias, a hidden treasure awaits you nearby. While it pales in comparison to the size of the Blackwater Forest or the National Seashore, the Soundside Nature Preserve in Gulf Breeze is a coastal gem.

Jackie (Neville) Thomas remembers in eighth grade attending a football game at Navarre High School and telling a former NJROTC instructor, Master Chief Jimmy Ethridge, that she was one day going to be the commanding officer of the school’s unit.

Coretta Scott King’s cousin, David Scott, is the president of the Santa Rosa NAACP.

Donna Woodward, who moved to Navarre in 1993, was on a trip with a friend when a colorful rock caught her eye.

On the back was the name of a Facebook group which led her to a page filled with colorful rocks – people hiding them, people finding them and people painting them.

Navarre’s Navy Junior ROTC cadets took part in their annual Area Manager’s Inspection last Wednesday morning.

Cadets went through a personnel inspection inside the gym before wrapping the day up at Bennett C. Russell Stadium with armed and unarmed drill exhibitions.

Citing a 30% increase in material costs as a result of the pandemic, the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council approved a request for an additional $5,250 to be added to this year’s Fourth of July fireworks show budget.

Janie Chandler had a big heart. It was, without question, one of her best qualities.

“She was one of the most compassionate people I’ve ever met,” said Christy Anderson, one of her closest friends. “She just loved with her whole heart and saw the potential in everyone.”