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American Legion post honors the Four Chaplains

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 7, 2023. Posted in Community, Military.

At a ceremony held Sunday, Feb. 5, American Legion Post 382 honored four men who made the ultimate sacrifice 80 years ago. Alexander Goode, George L. Fox, John P. Washington, and Clark V. Poling, known collectively as the “Four Chaplains,” died when their transport ship, the USAT Dorchester, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean.

On Feb. 3, 1943, the Dorchester was headed to Greenland when it was struck by a torpedo from a German U-boat. The ship carried 902 servicemen, merchant seaman and civilian workers. With the ship hit, Goode, Fox, Washington and Poling all leaped into action to help their comrades.

Experience and depth should set stage for Raider softball team’s success

Written by Brian Lester on February 6, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

Eight seniors. A new coach. The potential to be one of the top teams in the area in 2023.

That’s a quick-hit description of Navarre’s softball team, which has high hopes heading into a new campaign under the direction of Will Koch, a long-time assistant with the Raiders.

Navarre post office expanding

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 3, 2023. Posted in News.

The Navarre post office, located at 1910 Navarre School Road, is going through renovations to the eastern wall of the building.
There is also work being done to the area directly adjacent to the eastern wall of the post office.

DeSantis visits Milton to announce Broadband Opportunity awards

Written by Ken Garner on February 2, 2023. Posted in News.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Milton Thursday to present a $2.36 million Broadband Opportunity Grant to Santa Rosa County leaders.

The popular Republican governor visited the historic Imogene Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 2, to announce the first Broadband Opportunity Grant Program awards to expand broadband internet for Florida’s underserved communities. The Santa Rosa grant will help bring high-speed internet to 791 homes and businesses in the county. Statewide, the program is committing more than $144 million for 58 projects in 41 counties, impacting almost 160,000 unserved residential, educational, business and community locations.

Argos announce football recruiting class

Written by Brian Lester on February 2, 2023. Posted in Sports.

The University of West Florida football team announced it signed 13 players on national signing day last Wednesday.

The group includes former Florida Gator commit Marcus Stokes, a four-star recruit out of Nease.

Three Raider football players sign letters of intent

Written by Brian Lester on February 2, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Three Navarre Raiders are headed to the next level in football.

Ethan Newman, Dwayne Clark Jr. and Isaac Cole all signed their nationals letter of intent Wednesday to continue their careers in college.

Pensacola State dedicates FPL Innovation Center

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 2, 2023. Posted in Education.

The new Florida Power and Light Company Innovation Center in the Pensacola State College Charter Academy can take a student from the middle of an African savanna where they are surrounded by zebras and elephants to inside the human body to learn up close about biology.

Eddington has much to learn

Written by Staff Reporters on February 1, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

To our surprise, last week we had the opportunity to sit down and speak with District 4 Commissioner Ray Eddington.

It took some wrangling, but the meeting took place. As all of you know, we had a lot to ask.

Randel returns as manager of Blue Wahoos

Written by Brian Lester on February 1, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Kevin Randel is back as the manager of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.

It will be his third season with the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and he’ll look to lead Pensacola to a second consecutive Southern League title run.

Raider girls basketball team runs out of time

Written by Brian Lester on February 1, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Angel Rhodes had to take the shot. She was open. And with the distance being from the free-throw line, it was a good look for the senior standout.

Sure, there was pressure, especially with Navarre down two and the seconds slipping way in a District 1-6A girls basketball quarterfinal against Milton that went right down to the wire.