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Church to hold car wash fundraiser for Pregnancy Resource Center of Navarre

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on May 2, 2025. Posted in Community, Faith, News.

Ahead of Mother’s Day, Ignite Church is holding a car wash to raise funds for Pregnancy Resource Center of Navarre.

“Clean Cars, Safe Starts” will take place Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ignite Church (8173 East Bay Blvd. Unit B) in Navarre. The fundraiser is being done through donations.

Lawmakers add hurdles to ballot initiatives

Written by News Service of Florida on May 2, 2025. Posted in Florida News.

Tallahassee – With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature on May 2 finalized a plan that will impose additional hurdles on the ballot-initiative process and heighten penalties for wrongdoing.

Hurlburt field to perform prescribed burns

Written by Staff Reporters on May 2, 2025. Posted in News.

UPDATE: The prescribed burns originally scheduled for May 4-10 have been postponed.

Original: Hurlburt Field will conduct multiple prescribed burns between May 4-10, pending weather conditions.

FDOT: Traffic advisory for Santa Rosa County drivers

Written by Staff Reporters on May 2, 2025. Posted in News.

Drivers in Santa Rosa County will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Holley Navarre Middle School State Science Fair

Written by Staff Reporters on May 2, 2025. Posted in Education.

Holley Navarre Middle School students took home honorable mentions, recognition awards and even netted some cash prizes at the 70th anniversary State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida.

Navarre woman sentenced for murder plot of her child’s father

Written by Staff Reporters on May 2, 2025. Posted in Crime, News.

Rachiel Moore, 27, is heading to prison for the rest of her life.

The Navarre woman was sentenced to life in prison without parole, April 24, for setting up the murder of her child’s father, 24-year-old Colby Vinson, in March 2023. Vinson, who had just won custody of their child, was murdered at his Cayo Grande apartment with his baby just feet away from him.

Raider softball team battles Pace tough in district final

Written by Brian Lester on May 2, 2025. Posted in Sports.

For three and a half innings Thursday night, Navarre’s softball team kept the game scoreless against reigning state champion Pace.

The Raiders weren’t going to go down without a fight against the Patriots in the District 1-6A title game, and while the result wasn’t what they wanted, they aren’t hanging their heads after a 5-1 loss.

Navarre’s Jordan Jefferson reflects on first year in NFL

Written by Brian Lester on May 2, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Navarre grad Jordan Jefferson grew up chasing a dream of playing in the NFL. This past season, he lived it with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“It was special to live out that dream that a lot of kids wish they could,” Jefferson said. “I was in the 1% that got to do that. It was a blessing. God is good.”

Lawmakers pass revamp of condo laws

Written by News Service of Florida on May 1, 2025. Posted in Florida News.

Tallahassee – Saying they are responding to residents’ concerns about rising costs, the Florida Legislature on Wednesday signed off on proposed changes to condominium-safety laws passed after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that killed 98 people.

UWF’s TeacherReady Program continues partnerships to address teacher shortages nationwide

Written by Staff Reporters on May 1, 2025. Posted in Education.

For more than two decades, the University of West Florida’s TeacherReady Online Certificate Program has made a significant impact in addressing teacher shortages across the U.S. through innovative partnerships with school districts, assisting para-professionals, non-certified teachers, military veterans and spouses, career changers and recent college graduates in obtaining their teaching certifications.