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West Navarre Primary Teacher of Year enjoys seeing student success

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 12, 2025. Posted in Education.

Tracey Strength, a first-grade teacher at West Navarre Primary School, was recently given the title “Teacher of the Year” by her colleagues.
Now in her 20th year teaching at West Navarre Primary, Strength said she feels honored to represent the school in the district Teacher of the Year competition.

Captains for Raider girls soccer team have strong connection

Written by Brian Lester on November 11, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Emma Barry and Jade Wright have a strong connection that extends beyond soccer.

They were teammates on the regional-qualifying 400 relay team in the spring and are in their second year on the varsity soccer team together.

Former drug house location becomes Habitat for Humanity house

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 11, 2025. Posted in Community, News.

Oct. 30, 2025, marked a new beginning for the 5900 block of Congress Street in Midway.

Navarre commemorates Veterans Day

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 11, 2025. Posted in Community, Military, News.

Nov. 11 marks Veterans Day. Navarre residents honored those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces with an event at Navarre Park on Tuesday.

New waterfront hotel receives Gideons Bibles ahead of opening

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 11, 2025. Posted in Community, Faith.

Whenever visiting a hotel, it’s not uncommon to open the nightstand drawer and find a Bible laying there. Less common is the knowledge of who put it there.
Ahead of the Nov. 11 opening of Residence Inn Navarre Waterfront, members of the evangelical nonprofit association Gideons International went from room to room, hand delivering bibles.

2025 sea turtle nesting season had ‘mixed results,’ says turtle patrol leader

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 11, 2025. Posted in Beach, News.

Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from springtime through the end of October. In Northwest Florida, the season officially starts May 1 and ends Oct. 31.
The 2025 nesting season brought 18 nests, a high number for Navarre Beach, but mixed results overall.

Sacred Heart steps up care as NWFL stroke victim deaths exceed state, national averages

Written by Staff Reporters on November 11, 2025. Posted in News.

Strokes have become a major health issue in Northwest Florida.
The Pensacola area, to include Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, have stroke victim rates far exceeding state and national averages. In 2024, Escambia County had 75 deaths from stroke per 100,000 population and Santa Rosa County wasn’t far behind with 67.6.

Navarre High alum Camdon Oliver named SRCDS Food Services Employee of Year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 10, 2025. Posted in Community, Education.

Every school day at 7 a.m., you can find Camdon Oliver clocking in at Navarre High School and getting the cafeteria ready for students. It wasn’t too many years ago that Oliver was one of those students himself.

Discounts and free meals for Veterans Day

Written by Staff Reporters on November 10, 2025. Posted in Business, Military, News.

Veterans Day is held annually each Nov. 11 in honor of all of those who have served in the U.S. military.
In addition to remembering the sacrifices of those who served, the day is also filled with a variety of discounts from various businesses and restaurants for veterans.

Patronis introduces Warrior Road Act to prioritize military infrastructure

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on November 10, 2025. Posted in Military, News.

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis is looking for ways to help the military in his first year in Congress.
The Northwest Florida congressman recently introduced legislation to prioritize infrastructure projects based on their importance to civil or national defense. The bill is called the Warrior Road Act.