Callan Taylor is excited about the opportunity to play college softball, especially being able to play close to home. The Navarre senior signed her national letter of intent with the University of West Florida Friday afternoon.
The second annual Navarre Invitational was held on Dec. 9 and to no one’s surprise, the Raiders won overwhelmingly. The Raiders scored 122 points, Baker placed second with 57 and Gulf Breeze was third with 21 points.
Navarre girls basketball coach Jackie Coyne has put a lot of emphasis on getting her team to believe in itself especially in tight games, and the Raiders took a big step forward in that area Friday night.
It didn’t look like a win was going to be within reach for Navarre’s boys basketball team Saturday night. The Raiders trailed rival Gulf Breeze by nine heading into the fourth quarter.
Chicago (AP) — Irwin Weiner felt so good after heart surgery a few weeks before turning 90 that he stopped for a pastrami sandwich on the way home from the hospital. Dorothy Lipkin danced after getting a new hip at age 91. And at 94, William Gandin drives himself to the hospital for cancer treatments.
From puppies who’ve just been welcomed into the family, to loyal companions who’ve been providing happiness for years, Americans take serious pride in canine family members.
No charges are being filed against Ronald Bliss of Birmingham Drive in Navarre for killing three dogs. All reports indicate he was protecting his chickens from being attacked by the dogs in his yard.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission commends Seminole County on its unanimous vote Tuesday to approve an ordinance that will help deter bears from lingering in Seminole County neighborhoods. The ordinance requires residents to take precautions to remove food attractants such as unsecured garbage and encourages the use of bear-resistant trash receptacles.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — One of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders visited Air Commandos here Dec. 9.
Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, co-pilot to Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle during the Doolittle Raid, was at the 319th Special Operations Squadron for a Q&A session.