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Raider track athletes shine at Patriot Invitational

Written by Brian Lester on April 7, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s girls and boys track teams competed at the Frank Lay Patriot Invitational last Thursday in Pace. The boys placed fifth as a team and the girls finished sixth.

Renee Harris-Toliver helped lead the way for the girls, placing second in the 100 (12.74) and third in the 200 (26.72). She also took 10th in the high jump with a leap of 4-feet-6-inches.

South to freedom: Northwest Florida’s role in Underground Railroad

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 6, 2023. Posted in Community, History, News.

Northwest Florida is rich in history, but one part of its history has been getting more attention from historians in recent years.

In September 2021, the Pensacola Pass was recognized as an Underground Railroad site by the National Park Service. The following year, in November, Fort Pickens attained the same status. Both sites are part of NPS’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, which consists of 700 listings in 39 states, plus Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Tunes by the Dunes likely ending after spring series

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 6, 2023. Posted in Beach, Business, Community, News.

A longtime Navarre Beach concert series is facing an unlikely future.

During the Tourist Development Council’s recent budget workshop, the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce did not submit a sponsorship request for the Tunes by the Dunes concert series for the upcoming fiscal year.

FPL bills to dip slightly in May

Written by News Service of Florida on April 4, 2023. Posted in News.

The state Public Service Commission has approved a plan that will provide a break to Florida Power & Light customers because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices.
The plan, which the commission unanimously supported without discussion, will reduce customers’ monthly bills starting in May — and partially offset increases that took effect in April.

Navarre unable to pull off upset of Patriots

Written by Brian Lester on April 4, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Through two innings there was no score. After four, it was only a 3-1 game, Navarre’s softball team still harboring hope of an upset over one of the nation’s best teams.

What the Raiders couldn’t do against Pace, though, was avoid the mistakes that the No. 3 team in Florida is always quick to cash in on.

Dr. Llaird Likens alleviates pain, offers hope

Written by Staff Reporters on April 4, 2023. Posted in Advertorial, Healthy Living.

There’s a lot to like about Dr. Llaird Likens. He’s not your average chiropractor. He is multi-faceted and uses his vast array of medical knowledge to access the full body with each patient to better understand the reason for their pain.

Activist group, Moms for Liberty, opens Santa Rosa chapter

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 4, 2023. Posted in Education, News.

Parental rights in education have become a massive issue politically, not just in Florida, but across the country. One group is helping lead that charge.

Moms for Liberty, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Melbourne, Florida, has campaigned against COVID-19 restrictions in schools, school curriculums that mention critical race theory or gender ideology and some chapters have campaigned to remove certain books that address gender or sexuality from school libraries.

Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Center breaks ground on expansion

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 4, 2023. Posted in Beach, News.

Ground recently broke on a new expansion to Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.

According to Cathy Holmes, the founder of NBSTCC, the expansion will help continue the center’s mission of educating the public about sea turtle conservation, as well as helping facilitate the work done by the NBSTCC Sea Turtle Rescue Team.

How Easter killed my faith in atheism

Written by Staff Reporters on April 3, 2023. Posted in Faith.

It was the worst news I could get as an atheist: my agnostic wife had decided to become a Christian. Two words shot through my mind. The first was an expletive; the second was “divorce.”

I thought she was going to turn into a self-righteous holy roller. But over the following months, I was intrigued by the positive changes in her character and values.

Return to writing has been enjoyable experience

Written by Dusty Ricketts on April 3, 2023. Posted in Opinion.

It seems a little hard to believe, but it’s been a little more than four months since I joined the staff here at the Crestview News Bulletin and Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette.

While my primary job as editor has me working with our reporters on stories, organizing the budgets of the papers and of course editing all the stories, photo captions and graphics for accuracy and grammar (I do apologize for mistakes that sneak past me, they annoy me as well), this job has also given me a chance to return to my roots as a reporter and writer.