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2022 Santa Rosa County Outstanding Farm Family of the Year

Written by Staff Reporters on October 20, 2022. Posted in Business, News.

Every year, Santa Rosa County recognizes a family for their contributions to farming in the county.

This year, Jimmie Jones and family were selected as the 2022 Outstanding Farm Family of the Year for Santa Rosa County. They were recognized at the Farm Tour on Wed., Oct. 5.

Large crowd gathers to hear Navarre Town Center plan

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 20, 2022. Posted in News.

On Thurs., Oct. 13, Preserve Navarre held a meeting, or rather a town hall, to discuss the Navarre Town Center project. There were around 110 people on hand for the town hall.

The Town Center project, which is being shepherded along by Bob Benaquis, owner of TC’s Front Porch, is a development which will extend from Presidio St. to Prado St. with the northern boundary of E Esplanade St. and a southern boundary of Highway 98.

Navarre ranked fourth in power rankings

Written by Brian Lester on October 19, 2022. Posted in Sports.

The latest FHSAA regional power rankings are out and Navarre finds itself in a position to make the postseason in 2022.

The Raiders are up one spot to No. 4 this week and have an opportunity to solidify that ranking when it battles Pace in a crucial showdown Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Raider volleyball team rolls into district final

Written by Brian Lester on October 19, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s volleyball team is headed back to the district championship match.

The Raiders earned the right to play for the title for the second consecutive year by knocking off Pace in three sets Tuesday night in a District 1-6A final at home.

Elections office already receiving mail-in ballots

Written by Ken Garner on October 18, 2022. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane offered impatient voters this advice: Cast ballots Sunday, Oct. 30, at one of six early voting sites.

“If you want a day when you know there are no lines, go on Sunday,” she said. “There won’t be anybody there.”

Let’s be Clear: Vote NO on Amendment 2!

Written by Staff Reporters on October 18, 2022. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

When a long-time liberal Democrat and a former conservative Florida State Senator agree on a major ballot issue, you should pay attention. This election we will choose a governor, senator, congressmembers and legislators.

We will also be asked to severely weaken our power as citizens to amend our state’s Constitution. Ballot Amendment 2 would eliminate the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), a once-every-twenty-year citizen’s commission with the ability to put forward Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot.

Oriole Beach celebrates ‘White Cane Day’

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 18, 2022. Posted in Education.

Most people take for granted their ability to see but imagine what life would be like without vision. For the students at Oriole Beach Elementary School, they had that opportunity.

On Fri., Oct. 14, Oriole Beach Elementary hosted White Cane Day, which featured all sorts of activities related to life as a blind person.

Navarre Navy JROTC cadets shine at drill meet

Written by Brian Lester on October 18, 2022. Posted in Community.

Competing at a drill meet in Gulf Breeze over the weekend, the Navarre Navy JROTC unit turned in a strong performance.

Though it was an exhibition meet and an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming qualifying meets for Navy Nationals, the Raider battalion put time and effort into the meet, placing in the top three in seven events, including a pair of first-place finishes.

Fall brings festivities, pumpkin patches to local churches

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on October 18, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

With Autumn upon us, there are many fall festivities going on in the Navarre community. Local churches are getting in on the fall fun too with pumpkin patches and fall festivals.

Several pumpkin patches have been in operation since the first week of October, with Navarre First Assembly of God and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church being two of the churches in the area which have them.