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Navarre Xpress track club continues soaring to new heights

Written by Brian Lester on July 8, 2022. Posted in Sports.

A defining moment for Navarre Xpress unfolded on a sweltering Sunday in early June at Sherman Robinson Stadium in Pensacola.

The boys team representing the local track club won an AAU district championship. The girls placed second. Combined, the two teams scored the most points of any other team at the area meet.

Progress evident for Raiders one month into summer workouts

Written by Brian Lester on July 7, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Navarre head football coach Jay Walls stands outside the weight room and looks up at the sky to see where things stand weather-wise on the final Thursday of June.

It’s cloudy and rumbles of thunder can be heard off in the distance, but he’s hoping the Raiders have an opportunity to get on the practice field for a summer workout, and soon enough, the lightning does clear out, though a light rain begins to fall shortly after the players get things going on the field.

Navarre man who stalked 7 year old’s window to be released

Written by Staff Reporters on July 6, 2022. Posted in News.

Eric Straight, who in August of 2020 was arrested on the felony charge of aggravated stalking of a child under the age of 12, is set to be released from jail on July 11. The news comes following a court hearing.

Straight had a restraining order to keep him away from the home of a child in his neighborhood but during the court hearing, the judge denied the order. The order was meant to keep him away from the house for one year.

The Amazon effect

Written by Staff Reporters on July 5, 2022. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

You know the math. Most of the money spent in Navarre stays in Navarre. It really is that simple.

When you shop locally, you’re really getting cash back in the form of lower taxes.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 5, 2022. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

As usual, we have a lot of very interesting stories about our community in this week’s issue.

We have a story on an 11-year-old Navarre violinist winning the state concerto competition, a story about boating under the influence resulting from our ride-along with Florida Fish and Wildlife and the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Department, an entire spread on the Blue Angels Team for 2022 and their show this weekend – just to name a few of our stories.

Study offering rewards for tagged greater amberjack

Written by Staff Reporters on July 5, 2022. Posted in Beach.

A new study is underway of the greater amberjack species, and it could result in $250 for anglers.

Sean Powers of the University of South Alabama is leading a team of researchers in a nearly $12 million study to estimate the number of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.

Former primary candidate Orth endorses Rudman for District 3 State Representative

Written by Staff Reporters on July 5, 2022. Posted in News.

The Dr. Joel Rudman Campaign is pleased to announce that he has received the full endorsement of Skip Orth, former primary candidate from Navarre, for the District 3 seat being vacated by State Representative Jayer Williamson.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on July 5, 2022. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

As I walked around Beyer Stadium in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois, a couple of weeks ago, I thought about the Rockford Peaches and what it must have been like to play here in the era that they did here in this Northwest Illinois city.

They began playing in Rockford while America was still at war, and they continued to play here nearly a decade after World War II ended.

Local pastors promote “An Everlasting Love”

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 5, 2022. Posted in Faith.

Marriage is one of the biggest and oldest institutions in the world. The union between two people has been and is still celebrated amongst nearly every society in the world.

While marriage can be a joyful and wonderful endeavor, it can also have its challenges and that is where the New Life Deliverance Temple Church Marriage and Singles Conference comes in.

Decline in blue crab? Depends on who you ask

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on July 5, 2022. Posted in Community.

Every morning, Michael Farrell comes out of his home on the north side of the Santa Rosa Sound to check on and rebait his crab traps that sit underneath his dock.

Over the past few months, he has noticed a significant decline in the amount of blue crab that he has caught.