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Questions remain after man jumps off Navarre Bridge

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 8, 2023. Posted in News.

Florida Highway Patrol and others responded Saturday, March 4, to the Navarre Beach Bridge after a 28-year-old Panama City man jumped off the east side of the bridge.

According to a FHP report, shortly before 2 p.m., a trooper was dispatched to a crash on the Navarre Beach Bridge. When the trooper arrived on scene, a male subject was driving a U-Haul in the southbound lane and allowed it to travel into the northbound lane. When his vehicle reached the top of the bridge, the driver exited the vehicle while it was still in motion and ran to the side of the bridge and jumped off.

Teen arrested in Milton High ‘swatting’ case

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 7, 2023. Posted in Crime, News.

At a news conference Monday, March 6, Sheriff Bob Johnson announced an arrest in a swatting case related to a gun threat was called into Milton High School last year.

Brad Parga, 17, of Guttenberg, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with felony fraud for a false report of using firearms in a violent manner and disturbing the peace by interfering with school administration functions, which is a misdemeanor.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on March 7, 2023. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Thank you to the people that reached out and said they would love to be a contributing writer for Navarre Press.

We will be integrating you into our flow very soon. As I tell new team members, we are going 80 miles an hour down the highway and we need you to merge with us…we can’t stop and pick you up. Well, we could, but then we would get run over.

Does car-buying have to be a chore?

Written by Dusty Ricketts on March 6, 2023. Posted in Opinion.

I bought my first car in 2000, a brand-new blue Volkswagen Beetle. To this day, it’s still probably my favorite car that I’ve ever owned.

Back then, buying a car was an exciting experience. It was far and away the most expensive purchase I had made at that point in my life and remained that way for many years.

For God’s Sake: If you’ll excuse me, I need to go and work out

Written by Michael Bannon on March 6, 2023. Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.

Last week, I was pondering the expression, “work out.” I wasn’t actually working out, just pondering the expression; pondering doesn’t make you sweat.

“Work out” is a curious expression. If someone says to you, “I worked out this morning,” you assume they exercised. People follow a “workout regimen,” a plan to get in shape.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on March 6, 2023. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

Alabama freshman basketball star Brandon Miller is the biggest story in college basketball right now. And for all the wrong reasons.

Innocent in the eyes of the law, he’s drawn unwanted attention in the national spotlight because of his connection to a murder.

Raider battalion punches ticket to nationals

Written by Brian Lester on March 6, 2023. Posted in Education.

Navarre High’s NJROTC program is headed back to nationals after a solid finish at the Southern Drill Meet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Raider battalion placed second at the meet on Feb. 11, with a total of 39 cadets competing, to punch their ticket to nationals.

Broussard’s says goodbye, Andy D’s says hello

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 6, 2023. Posted in Business.

After five and a half years of serving locals and tourists, Broussard’s Bayou Grill on Navarre Beach has officially said goodbye. On Feb. 26, the restaurant, which had Cajun-style cuisine, served its last meal.

Carl Broussard, the owner of Broussard’s, said the last five and half years have been an “unbelievable” ride.

St. Michael’s Brewery hosts Cookies on Tap event to benefit Arc Gateway

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 6, 2023. Posted in Business, Community.

People from across the Navarre community gathered at St. Michael’s Brewery Monday, Feb. 27, for a special event, Cookies On Tap, to have fun and raise money for a worthy cause.

The cause that benefited from the event was The Arc Gateway, a 501(c)(3) organization that has been providing services to intellectually and developmentally disabled people in Northwest Florida since 1954.

Animal welfare bill drums up conversation around pet safety in vehicles

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 6, 2023. Posted in News.

If you were asking most people about distracted driving, they may tell you about texting while driving, eating while driving, or about the distractions from passengers.

Recently, people have been talking about a different kind of passenger, thanks in part to a proposed Florida Senate bill that caught headlines around Florida and the nation.