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Meet the candidates for 2024 Superintendent of Schools

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2024. Posted in News.

Karen Barber (Republican) the current superintendent has been an educator for 38 years, including 27 years in Santa Rosa County. She has experience at the pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and college level. Q: School safety is always a hot button issue for parents. What additional safety measures will you implement if you’re elected? […]

Back to school acne tips from a local dermatologist

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2024. Posted in Advertorial, Healthy Living.

Most people are familiar with acne, a category of skin complaints that includes pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads, which can appear on the face, back, and chest. Acne is one of the most common skin disorders in adolescence and early adulthood, affecting around 85% of people between the ages of 12 and 24.

Set Free Foundation to host Designer Purse Bingo

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2024. Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard.

Local non-profit Set Free Foundation is preparing for its first Designer Purse Bingo. It will be held Nov. 9, 2024, at the Gulf Breeze Recreation Center at 6 p.m. All funds raised will be used to pay for trauma therapy for survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Attendees will have the chance to win a purse playing bingo or any of the 10 raffle games. There will also be a door prize winner and you don’t want to miss out on the door prize! You can get your tickets on Facebook on their events page. You can also purchase tickets directly at www.givebutter.com/C960q5.

For God’s Sake: Olympic ceremony

Written by Michael Bannon on August 8, 2024. Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.

Unless you just fell off the proverbial turnip truck, you are aware of the controversy surrounding the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Thomas Jolly, the artistic director, presented a tableau of DaVinci’s Last Supper that featured drag queens and dancers in the role of the apostles, and DJ Barbara Butch, an LGBTQ+ icon, playing the Christ figure.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on August 8, 2024. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

We have an article in this week’s issue about how much our county commissioners are being paid for part-time work – north of $70,000 a year. Some of our commissioners would say they are working full-time, but it isn’t a requirement to clock in, so we will just have to believe them, or not. There is at least one that I hope isn’t working full time – but probably is. His entire identity is based on being a county commissioner, and that is James Calkins. And, if county commissioners are elected for two terms, they receive retirement for serving eight years as an elected official. For instance, if James Calkins is re-elected, he has retirement pay of 3% of the average of his highest paid eight years in office. One dollar would be too much.

One flooding issue solved, but that’s just the beginning

Written by Staff Reporters on August 8, 2024. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

In June, Chaz and Kaity Johnson woke up to a nightmare.

Navarre Gardens, community celebrate Jim Hawkins, retired fire chief

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on August 8, 2024. Posted in News.

A crowd of around 30 people crowded into the lobby at Navarre Gardens on Highway 87 S to celebrate the service of James “Jim” Hawkins, a former fire chief in North Carolina who now resides at the assisted living facility.

Raider boys soccer team used summer workouts to set standard, build camaraderie

Written by Brian Lester on August 8, 2024. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s boys soccer team spent the month of July working as a team, focusing largely on the conditioning aspect of the sport.

Speed work, agility, and even games of futsal were all part of the routine for the Raiders, who are hoping the work pays off this season.

Meet the candidates for 2024 District 1 Commissioner

Written by Staff Reporters on August 7, 2024. Posted in News.

Rollar Ayers (Republican) is seeking political office for the first time. He has worked at Papa John’s for more than 15 years and does seasonal farm work. Q: Give us your elevator speech – what are your campaign’s top priorities and why? A: I am running because our county is growing too fast and we […]