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Raiders striving to reach full potential heading through second half of season

Written by Brian Lester on March 31, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Kelly Hayes was tough on her softball team after last Monday’s 1-0 loss at home to Elmore County in the Florida/Alabama Challenge.

But it’s only because she wants the best out of her team and she knows the potential it has even if it does have just one senior on the roster.

Transgender athlete restrictions move forward

Written by News Service of Florida on March 31, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

A Florida Senate panel Wednesday signed off on a proposal aimed at keeping most transgender females from participating in high-school and college sports, but the measure stops short of an all-out ban being considered by the House.

House, Senate eye records exemptions for lawmakers

Written by News Service of Florida on March 31, 2021. Posted in Florida News.

The House and Senate are advancing proposals that would create a public-records exemption for information about lawmakers, including their home addresses and phone numbers, but opponents question how the measures would interact with a requirement that lawmakers live in their districts.

Letter: Let’s celebrate

Written by Staff Reporters on March 31, 2021. Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.

The evil Trump has been sent home because his policies were directed at improving our country. This is evil because he should have focused on serving the establishment.

His policies bought us the evil of full employment, better pay, self-respect through work, energy independence, secure borders, fair trade policies, defense of the Bill of Rights.

Resurrecting the essentials

Written by Michael Bannon on March 31, 2021. Posted in Faith.

Mid-March 2020, governors across the country imposed size restrictions on public gatherings in their state, attempting to curb the spread of a strange, new virus.

After hastily called meetings, church leaders weighed options for continuing weekly worship services.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on March 31, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Ever wonder what Navarre was like five years ago, or even 10 or 20?

Now you won’t have to wonder. Linda Murchison, who has collected and studied local history for decades, will be telling readers each week what the top stories were in the Navarre Press over the last 20 years.

Editorial: We must fight to protect public’s right to know

Written by Staff Reporters on March 31, 2021. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

For democracy to function, citizens must have the right to know what their elected officials are doing and saying. The right to full and public notice of when elected officials are discussing or making decisions must be ensured.

As a nonpartisan government watchdog and taxpayer-research institute that focuses on promoting government accountability and transparency, Florida TaxWatch supports the use of public notices in local newspapers of record by government entities to notify all of their citizens of meetings and votes.

Plants for Navarre Park being reconsidered

Written by Staff Reporters on March 31, 2021. Posted in Community.

Navarre Park’s construction is steadily progressing and with it, questions about which plant species will bring life to the upgraded landscape.

Dog-friendly shipping store offers warm customer experience

Written by Brian Lester on March 31, 2021. Posted in Business.

One wouldn’t typically pair a print/shipping store with an all-occasion gift shop full of home décor and goods, jewelry, chalk paint and pet accessories.

That’s exactly what happened at Pak ‘N Fax and Treasures by the Sound in Navarre.

Wendy Victora Rudman: Pulling up my big girl NIMBY pants

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on March 31, 2021. Posted in Opinion, Wise Words.

When we moved to Northwest Florida more than 20 years ago, it looked very different.

There was more “old Florida,” the buildings were shorter and the pier in Okaloosa County was still damaged from Hurricane Opal.