The Pensacola Ice Flyers have a home game both Friday and Saturday nights this week. Friday is Military Appreciation Night where Active Duty and retired military receive 25 percent off. Saturday is Mardi Gras Night and will include a parade and bead toss. If you are an All-Access Navarre Press subscriber, we have tickets for you. You can also upgrade your subscription and receive tickets for this weekend.
This is your last paper of January 2017 – can you believe it? I can’t. This month went by very fast. Before we know it, there will be graduations and summer will be upon us. Actually, if feels like summer stayed and I’m not complaining. I will not live north of I-10. I was born in south Florida and this is as north as I will live. Visits up north are fine. My fingers even go numb and turn colors when it is less than 40 degrees outside. Now you know my weakness.
We are feeling very parental at Navarre Press. We love seeing our “children” that we watched grow up go out into the world and do something good or great. I know there are more out there that we never hear about, but we keep our ears to the ground. We could use your ears too. And, all that to say – WOW! It was fun to watch Jordan Leggett on just about every play last night in Tampa during the Championship Game. Our sports guy would have kept up with every move he made except he was at a Raider soccer game. And, I have a lot of friends that are Alabama fans but I’m sure they would admit that it made losing a little bit bearable knowing that one of the Clemson players that made it happen was Navarre’s own Jordan Leggett. We are beaming with pride here at Navarre Press and we hope you are too.
Happy 2017 – or as we like to say, Happy News Year! We look forward to keeping you informed in the new year as we have in the past. And if you are reading this great newspaper – thank you! Our subscribers , readers and advertisers are why we are in business.
When every you have one of those days, don’t ask yourself, “What else can go wrong?” When you ask the universe that question, it will show you. Believe me. It isn’t the end of the world stuff, but really? It made me laugh when everything seemed to be falling and failing around me after I asked that question – to myself mind you. Your mind is a powerful thing – more than I think we even know.
The articles on the drug issue in Santa Rosa County represent many weeks of reporting by our reporters who worked with numerous county and national agencies to bring us the latest information on the current trends. The drug issue is a huge issue in most communities and we can’t just turn our backs on the issue. It is an ugly truth that needs to be faced head on or it will only get worse. And, when a drug issue gets worse in a community, everything gets worse. This subject tears families apart and feels like it tears out the heart of many parents that watch their children suffer through drug addiction.
Congrats to the Navarre High School Raider Football Team for making it to the final four. They play Lake Gibson High School Braves Friday night in Navarre. The team will be traveling from Lakeland which means there be a lot of visitors in our area for the game. The next and final game will be in Orlando at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Camping World Stadium.
Way to go Santa Rosa County voters where 68.04 percent of Santa Rosa County voters turned out to vote in the recent General Election. This participation rate has only been exceeded once and that was in the 1984 election. See our story on Community page B1.
