Stories by Hansen Hasenberg
Stories by Hansen Hasenberg
West Navarre Intermediate Teacher of Year nom says school support ‘unparalleled’
October 9, 2025
Charity Forsberg has been teaching at West Navarre Intermediate School for two decades.
DOH, Santa Rosa School Resource Officer unit come together for beach cleanup
October 9, 2025
Saturday morning, Sept. 27, approximately 75 students descended upon Navarre Beach to help remove litter and earn service hours.
Navarre resident chronicles Turkey’s biblical heritage in book
October 9, 2025
Relics of the Bible and the early Christian Church aren’t just to be found in Israel, Egypt and Jordan, but Turkey as well.
Turkey’s biblical points of interest are the subject of Navarre resident Rachel Coggin’s new book, “Exploring Turkey’s Biblical Heritage: An Inspirational and Historical Travel Guide.”
Miracle League baseball receives special biplane flyover ahead of game
October 9, 2025
The players, buddies and onlookers at Tiger Point Park were in for a special treat Tuesday evening, Oct. 7, as two biplanes performed a flyover ahead of a Miracle League game.
School safety director charged with battery after investigation
October 7, 2025
A Santa Rosa County District Schools employee was arrested for battery after he allegedly rubbed another employee’s shoulder against her will.
Daniel Hahn, 59, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail Tuesday, Oct. 7, around noon.
Prosecutors seeking death penalty for suspect in kidnapping, death of Cassie Carli
October 7, 2025
Marcus Spanevelo, the suspect in the kidnapping and death of Navarre mom Cassie Carli, could land on death row in a federal prison.
New paintjob comes to Senior Center
October 6, 2025
E.H. Pullum Senior Center has a new shine thanks to Pirates on the Panhandle.
The social club, which donated a laptop to the senior center a couple months ago, gave the center a fresh coat of paint this past month.
A trip to Auburn University, land of tradition
October 5, 2025
Navarre Press reporter Hansen Hasenberg recently visited Auburn University during the school’s homecoming weekend, which featured homecoming festivities, a stadium tour and a football game.
Toilet paper hanging from trees is something most only see in their youth when tee-peeing a neighbor’s house as a prank—but at Auburn University, it’s tradition.
Young couple launches THEOS Church to ‘make a difference’
October 4, 2025
Northwest Florida lays squarely in the middle of the Bible Belt.
Churches on most, if not every corner. Jesus fish stickers on car bumpers. Crosses in yards.
Despite the outspoken faith of many in this part of the Panhandle, Angel Trevino, 28, and his wife, Julia, 26, say there is still much work to be done.
Former Holley-Navarre music teacher inspired many
October 3, 2025
This summer, a former Holley-Navarre Middle School band director died.
Alicia Trevino, 59, passed peacefully at her home in Cantonment July 11. Born Jan. 15, 1966, in Kansas City, Missouri, Trevino grew up the daughter of a pastor and a middle child with five siblings.