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Raider baseball team ready to turn things around in 2026

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s baseball team won seven games last season, but despite some of the tough moments, there were positives.


The Raiders hope to carry some of those into the 2026 campaign, and head coach John Crossley will tell you the energy in practice has been strong.

Runner-up finish for Raiders at district weightlifting meet

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Gabby Johnson stepped onto the podium twice during the District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet last Monday at Pace.


The senior finished third for Navarre in Olympic and traditional in the 199-lbs. weight class, helping the Raiders finish second overall as team. But her success only tells part of her story.

African-American faith leaders say Martin Luther King Jr’s work continues

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, Faith.

Monday marked the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January each year.

King, a civil rights leader and pastor from Atlanta, spent much of his adult life campaigning for an end to Jim Crow laws in the American South and advocating for fair and equal treatment of minorities, particularly African Americans, in the United States.

Steve Chard enjoying another trip around the Great Loop

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Beach, Community.

Steve Chard pulls up in his kayak to a boat ramp in Moore Haven, Florida, on Dec. 29 and a man who is fishing asks what he’s doing.
Chard tells him about his journey and the purpose behind it and is offered a place to stay for the night. It’s day 166 of his Great Loop adventure.

Four people arrested for burglary in Milton

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, Milton, News.

An alleged burglary Friday, Jan. 16, led to the arrest of four people in Milton.
The incident was reported after a neighbor noticed suspicious activity and alerted the homeowner. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded, and the suspects attempted to flee before being apprehended.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

There is a lot I could touch on this week in this space, but I’ve seen a few posts lately that have me thinking about what the current era of youth and high school sports.