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Navarre Raider girls weightlifting team takes aim at back-to-back state titles

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

If everything goes according to plan, Navarre’s girls weightlifting team is poised to add another state championship to the program’s tradition-rich history.

Executing that plan comes down to avoiding mistakes and everyone embracing their role.

Kiln walk opens to public Saturday

Written by Staff Reporters on February 8, 2022. Posted in Business.

Bring your camera and family to Holley-Hill Pottery & Art Studio to help unload pottery from two historic kilns being fired at the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society this Saturday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on February 8, 2022. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

National signing day has come and gone and once again there is no shortage of talent. Navarre, Pace, Milton, Crestview. All have athletes who are headed to the next level.

That chance to play a ciollege sport is a dream for every athlete. Heck, I used to have that dream. I just didn’t have the talent to match it.

National Seashore to enforce RV standards

Written by Staff Reporters on February 8, 2022. Posted in News.

On Feb. 1, Gulf Islands National Seashore started enforcing maximum recreational vehicle (RV)/trailer length and height limits for all campsites in the Fort Pickens Campground in Florida and the Davis Bayou Campground in Mississippi.

Transgender Athlete Legal Fight Put on Hold

Written by News Service of Florida on February 8, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

A challenge to a controversial state law that bans transgender females from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams has been put on hold while another Florida case plays out in a federal appeals court.

Dentists, Hospitals Wary of Medicaid Changes

Written by News Service of Florida on February 8, 2022. Posted in Florida News.

Florida House members Monday backed a proposal that would revamp the managed-care system that serves about 4 million Medicaid beneficiaries, but key parts of the plan are fueling opposition from dentists and hospitals.

Navarre holds off Dolphins in boys hoops finale

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

In a season that has been filled with its share of tough moments, Navarre’s boys basketball team wasn’t about to experience one more as it battled Gulf Breeze Friday night.

The double-digit lead the Raiders had built in the fourth quarter against the No. 23 team in the state in 6A had been trimmed to three points.

God speaks in mysterious ways: Pastor Ronnie Beaden serves Crestview church through puppet ministry

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on February 7, 2022. Posted in Faith.

Pastor Ronnie Bearden’s puppet ministry started with a soft, pastel-colored stuffed glow worm that he snatched off a crib in the church nursey on his way into preschool chapel.

It was the first day of school, the children were crying and whining, and he realized that what he had prepared wasn’t going to fly. So, he improvised, unzipping the toy’s back, ripping out the battery pack and naming him Eddie.

Local historian and professor pens new book

Written by Jody Conrad on February 7, 2022. Posted in Community.

History professor Brian Rucker is well known in these parts for his contributions to chronicling local history. From the local ancient Indian civilizations that populated these parts to current times, Rucker has taught and written much of what we understand today as Santa Rosa County’s history.

His newest book takes on a new topic, one dear to many folks in Florida and beyond. In Worlds within the World, Rucker chronicles the resort hotels within Walt Disney World and the unique experience each has to offer.

Students celebrate literacy with costumes and potatoes

Written by Kaitie Kiger on February 7, 2022. Posted in Education.

Literacy Week was Jan. 24 to Jan. 28 in Santa Rosa County and the entire state of Florida, where students celebrated reading.

Oriole Beach Elementary (OBE) School hosted events like “Reading Under the Stars,” a 2nd grade Vocabulary Parade and more. The school library also encouraged students from all grades to participate in creating a Storybook Spud, a potato decorated to match the theme of a student’s favorite book.