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Raider softball team aims to build on last season’s success

Written by Brian Lester on January 28, 2026. Posted in Sports.

A year ago, the Navarre Raider softball team nearly made it to state during a turnaround season.

The Raiders hope to build on that success this year. Head coach Jacqueline Othmani likes what this group has to offer.

Emily (Madril) Sams enjoys big moment with USWNT

Written by Brian Lester on January 28, 2026. Posted in Sports.

What a night it was for former Navarre Raider soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams.

Sams tallied her first international goal and assist for the United States Women’s National Team in a friendly against Chile on Tuesday in Santa Barbara, California.

NAS Whiting Field hosts Junior Leadership program event

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 27, 2026. Posted in Community, Education, Military, News.

The Junior Leadership Santa Rosa program visited Naval Air Station Whiting Field earlier this month to learn about military aviation and other elements of the station’s operations.

Junior Leadership Santa Rosa, a program for high school juniors, is designed to help students gain insights into their communities’ industries and government. The goal is to forge leaders who are knowledgeable and invested in their communities.

Taken in minutes: A local case spotlighting Florida’s child welfare system

Written by Gail Acosta on January 27, 2026. Posted in Community, News.

It was March 6, 2024, when Joy Zuraff returned home from the park with her 5-year-old daughter, Kenlee. The afternoon had been ordinary — swings, sunshine, a brief escape from the medical stress that had shadowed their lives. Then Zuraff’s phone rang. A friend told her the Department of Children and Families planned to stop by, take a quick look at Kenlee and close the case.

What happened next would upend her family’s life.

Navarre Krewe of Jesters to hold 40th Anniversary Ball

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 27, 2026. Posted in Community.

The Navarre Krewe of Jesters is celebrating 40 years of revelry with a ball and coronation.

The formal ball will be held Saturday, Jan. 31, at St. Sylvester Catholic Church. Open to the public, all proceeds from the event go to fund the Mardi Gras parade and the Krewe’s Navarre High School scholarship.

Turtle Center volunteer also a talented artist, white water rafter

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 27, 2026. Posted in Beach, Community.

Maggie Benham is involved with many things.

From volunteering at the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC) to instructing people on whitewater rafting to creating art, Benham is a sort of “jack-of-all-trades.” Or rather, a “Jill of all trades.”

County in talks with Navy to acquire Santa Rosa Outlying Field in East Milton

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 26, 2026. Posted in Milton, News.

Santa Rosa County is in preliminary talks with the U.S. Navy to acquire a 694-acre airfield adjacent to the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10.

The airfield, known as Santa Rosa Outlying Field, is still in use by the Navy. If you’ve driven on Highway 87 South near Interstate 10 exit 31, then you’ve likely seen orange and white helicopters flying.

County cold weather shelter open for two more nights

Written by Staff Reporters on January 26, 2026. Posted in Community, Milton, News.

In addition to Monday, Jan. 26, and Tuesday, Jan. 27, the cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will be open on the nights of Wednesday, Jan. 28, Thursday, Jan. 29, and Friday, Jan. 30 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

Raider boys soccer season ends in district semifinal round

Written by Brian Lester on January 26, 2026. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s boys soccer season ended Friday with a 4-0 loss to Niceville in the semifinal round of the District 1-6A tournament at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola.

Organize your garage with Closets by Design

Written by Staff Reporters on January 26, 2026. Posted in Advertorial, Home & Garden.

With the holidays behind us, your garage is probably pretty cluttered right about now, storing boxes and boxes of decorations. You’ve got red and green Christmas decorations and glittery New Year’s decorations stacked on top of fall decorations. Decorating and undecorating for the holidays can be chaotic. And with the help of Closets by Design, your garage or storage room will be organized, and every decoration will have a home, making preparing for the holidays enjoyable like it should be.