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BoCC to discuss industrial park giveaway, Jubilee roundabout and wildfire prevention

Written by Ken Garner on December 4, 2022. Posted in News, Uncategorized.

The Santa Rosa County Commission will discuss giving industrial property to a medical supply company, Jubilee’s developer building a roundabout, and preventing wildfires at its committee meeting Monday.

Board director applies pressure, gets blamed for stealing water

Written by Gail Acosta on December 1, 2022. Posted in News, Uncategorized.

Holley Navarre Water System (HNWS) board member, James Dabney, has been accused of stealing water for the past 16 years, which would date back to 2006.

For God’s Sake: Jesus is the reason for the season

Written by Michael Bannon on November 29, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

I knew it was inevitable, the culture has long been drifting in that direction, and it is just a slogan, but I still cringed when I heard it used in this way. “This is the reason for the season,” a commercial for who-knows-what cheerily declared.

Raiders get back to work after close loss in opener

Written by Brian Lester on November 29, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Navarre’s boys basketball team battled Escambia tough in its season opener last Monday night at home. But in the end, the Raiders came up short, falling 58-55 to the always athletic Gators.

Teens killed in separate traffic accidents

Written by Ken Garner on November 18, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded to two fatal automobile accidents Thursday morning in the Pace area. Neither victim was wearing a seatbelt.

UWF football team still ranked in top 10

Written by Brian Lester on October 26, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

The University of West Florida football team remains ninth in this week’s AFCA NCAA Division II poll.

The Argos are 6-1 on the season and have won four consecutive games.

District title, playoff berth on line in Beach Bowl

Written by Brian Lester on October 26, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Few rivalries compare to the Beach Bowl.

Navarre and Gulf Breeze will write the latest chapter of what has become an annual rivalry game this Friday night in Gulf Breeze.

Several Raider swimmers punch ticket to regional meet

Written by Brian Lester on October 26, 2022. Posted in Sports, Uncategorized.

Navarre head swimming coach Mary Moorer kept it simple with her assessment of her team’s performance at the District 1-3A meet Friday at the UWF Natatorium.

“It was a good day. I’m happy for the kids,” Moorer said.

Fall brings festivities, pumpkin patches to local churches

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 18, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

With Autumn upon us, there are many fall festivities going on in the Navarre community. Local churches are getting in on the fall fun too with pumpkin patches and fall festivals.

Several pumpkin patches have been in operation since the first week of October, with Navarre First Assembly of God and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church being two of the churches in the area which have them.

Santa Rosa receives $2.6 million in School Recognition Funding

Written by Staff Reporters on October 17, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

On Oct. 17, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $200 million in awards through the School Recognition Program. Santa Rosa County District Schools is pleased to be the recipient of $2.6 million in recognition funds. The School Recognition Program recognizes the high quality of many of Florida's public schools. As authorized in Section 1008.36, the program provides greater autonomy and financial awards to schools that demonstrate sustained or significantly improved student performance.