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Pope Francis dies, Northwest Florida Bishop responds

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 30, 2025. Posted in Faith.

Easter is a time of death and renewal.

For the Catholic Church, this symbolism of Easter was especially poignant this year as Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome, died at 88 years old Monday, April 21.

Huston among athletes selected for Hampshire Honor Society

Written by Brian Lester on April 21, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Former Navarre football standout Bailey Huston has been named to the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society.

Huston recently wrapped up his career at NCAA Division III Huntingdon and is among a group of athletes selected across all levels of college athletics.

Pensacola State breaks ground on Aviation mechanics program facility

Written by Staff Reporters on April 9, 2025. Posted in Education.

Pensacola State College held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 34,000-square-foot Aviation Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Program facility on Monday, April 7, at the Pensacola Inter-national Airport.
PSC President Ed Meadows and Gordon “Flash” Sprague, Chair of the PSC Board of Trustees, ex-pressed gratitude to the many partners involved in establishing the Pensacola State College’s Aviation Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics program and facility.

Sports Ability Games offer athletic opportunities to special needs students

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 8, 2025. Posted in Community, Education, News.

Students from 16 schools in Santa Rosa County descended upon Pace High School’s football field for the inaugural north end edition of the Zack Butler Memorial Sports Ability Games Thursday, April 3.

Named for a physical education teacher and coach who lost his battle with cancer in 2022, the Sports Ability Games are designed to expand the field of opportunity for special needs students in athletics.

A look at the unofficial FHSAA state weightlifting qualifier list

Written by Brian Lester on April 7, 2025. Posted in Sports.

The unofficial list of qualifiers for the 1A and 3A boys weightlifting state meets have been released.

The state meet for both classifications is Saturday at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. Start time is 9 a.m. EST.

Gulf Breeze Middle looks to rename facility after longtime coach who passed in January

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 2, 2025. Posted in Education, News.

How do you honor someone who meant so much to so many people?

That question is at the heart of a recent request made to Santa Rosa County District Schools to rename a facility at Gulf Breeze Middle School after Mark Stringfellow, a longtime coach at the school who passed away in January.

Hydrofoil accident results in three severed fingers along Navarre Beach

Written by Staff Reporters on March 28, 2025. Posted in Beach, News.

On Thursday evening, March 27, at approximately 5:30 PM, emergency responders were dispatched to the Santa Rosa Sound near the 7300 block of Grand Navarre Boulevard in reference to a hydrofoil accident. The victim was a male in his 60s.

The individual sustained severe injuries, including the loss of three fingers.

Santa Rosa Tourism Council approves budget, looks at marketing results

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 26, 2025. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Tourism Development Council convened March 20 to discuss and approve a preliminary budget for FY 2025-26, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026.

The total overall budget for the TDC, which funds Tourism Development Office (TDO) operations, brand marketing for Santa Rosa County and grants for a variety of events throughout the county, is $3,633,563.

Social media lawsuit tossed; fight to continue

Written by News Service of Florida on March 21, 2025. Posted in Florida News.

Tallahassee – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a 2024 Florida law aimed at restricting children’s access to major social-media sites, ruling that industry groups did not show they had legal standing to fight the measure.

Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre turning 100 with special events

Written by Staff Reporters on March 19, 2025. Posted in Community, News.

The Saenger Theatre in Pensacola has long anchored Palafox Street and been a beacon for the arts and entertainment industry in the region.

On April 2, 2025, the theatre will celebrate its 100th anniversary with several events both on the anniversary date and the following Sunday.