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Raider baseball team ready to ‘get after it’ this season

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

Chris Williams knows there’s one thing he’ll be able to count on this season from his Navarre baseball team. And that’s the drive to keep battling no matter what the situation is.

That much was evident last Wednesday night in a preseason game against Gulf Breeze. Trailing by three runs, the Raiders scored four in the sixth to come back to life.

Raider softball team banking on experience, speed heading into new season

Written by Brian Lester on February 18, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Caitlin Tilton and Alexis Hobbs are the only seniors on a Navarre softball team with a lot of potential despite its youth.

And both veteran players are looking forward to leading the way and making the most of the opportunities in front of them.

Raiders win Northwest Florida Invite

Written by Brian Lester on February 18, 2022. Posted in Sports.

On the strength of six first-place finishers in their respective weight classes, Navarre’s boys weightlifting team dominated the Northwest Florida Invitational Wednesday.

The Raiders scored 75 points, easily outdistancing the rest of the field by more 30 points.

Momentum Church gains momentum, relaunches Navarre campus

Written by Kaitie Kiger on February 18, 2022. Posted in Faith.

Last Sunday, the Navarre Campus of Momentum Church relaunched weekly services in the Navarre High School cafeteria after being closed from March 2020 to December 2021 for COVID.

Santa Rosa County cold weather shelter open Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19

Written by Staff Reporters on February 18, 2022. Posted in News.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open Fri., Feb. 18 and Sat., Feb. 19 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Only service animals (with verification of rabies vaccination) are permitted to stay with guests. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.

Navarre Aldi to open March 10

Written by Kaitie Kiger on February 18, 2022. Posted in News.

The highly anticipated Navarre Aldi is set to open March 10, according to District 4 county commissioner Dave Piech. The store is located at 8816 Navarre Parkway, which is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Ortega Street.

Construction progress has been evident as multitudes of traffic pass the site of the new Aldi daily. The blue sign outlined in red, orange and yellow has been up for months. The siding is up, and the parking lot is paved and striped. And in a few more weeks, shoppers will fill the aisles.

Sweet 16 loss to Nease closes door on another historic season for Raiders

Written by Brian Lester on February 17, 2022. Posted in Sports.

That final buzzer went off as the clock struck zero, and the heartbreak was beginning to feel real for Navarre’s girls basketball team.

Their dream of a state championship run was over, those hopes were ripped away in a 52-48 Sweet 16 loss to Nease last Tuesday night at home, and it was visibly evident that the pain of defeat hit hard.

Clerk of Court awarded certificate of excellence

Written by Staff Reporters on February 17, 2022. Posted in News.

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Santa Rosa County for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2020.

County going somewhere bad in a handbasket

Written by Staff Reporters on February 17, 2022. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

I see where in the Navarre Press of 1/20-26/2022 the Santa Rosa County “Zoning Board” is doing what the (Censored) in the “South Santa Rosa (Navarre) County want to do.

In effect they are “Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg.”

Navarre Beach to host 36th Annual Mardi Gras Parade this Saturday

Written by Kaitie Kiger on February 16, 2022. Posted in Beach, News.

Celebrating 36 years of family-friendly fun, floats and beads, the Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Parade is set to roll rain or shine Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. along Gulf Boulevard.

The parade starts at Indiana Street and Gulf Boulevard, and continues east on the boulevard, ending at the Navarre Beach Causeway. The event typically attracts tens of thousands of people – locals and tourists alike.