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Do you have the look? Santa recruiter wants you!

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on December 22, 2020. Posted in Business.

It started with Craigslist and a help-wanted post seeking elves – Santa’s elves.

Yolanda Navarrete, who lives in New Jersey but spends as much time as possible in Navarre each year, decided being an elf sounded fun.

Wise Words: Wishing you peace this Christmas season

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on December 22, 2020. Posted in Opinion, Wise Words.

They say that smells carry you back to wherever you were when that scent imprinted on you.

For me, it’s music.

New Year’s Day down to one plunge

Written by Brian Lester on December 22, 2020. Posted in News.

Taking a chilly dip on New Year’s Day has become a tradition in Navarre over the past several years.

After a celebratory evening of ringing in the New Year the night before, hundreds of Navarre locals and tourists typically submerge themselves in sub-60-degree water for a great cause.

HNWS users may see 2021 fee hike

Written by Staff Reporters on December 22, 2020. Posted in News.

The Holley-Navarre Water System board voted 3-to-2 Tuesday to propose a 2021 budget to utility members that includes a 6.2% rate increase. Two board members were absent.

The hike was subdivided into a one-time 5% rate bump and a 1.2% increase based on the Federal Consumer Price Index.

Fired analyst files lawsuit over search

Written by News Service of Florida on December 21, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

A fired Florida Department of Health data analyst who contends Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has manipulated COVID-19 statistics filed a lawsuit Sunday alleging state law-enforcement agents violated her rights when they searched her home and hauled away computer equipment.

DeSantis calls reservoir a top environmental priority

Written by News Service of Florida on December 21, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday backed a controversial reservoir being built in the Everglades while announcing the state will use a pool of environmental money to help Miami-Dade County protect Biscayne Bay from continued degradation.

DeSantis said his office will continue to support the $1.6 billion Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir, which was approved by the Legislature in 2017 but has recently been questioned by new Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby.

Signature requirements jump for ballot initiatives

Written by News Service of Florida on December 21, 2020. Posted in Florida News.

It will be a lot harder to put proposed constitutional amendments on the 2022 ballot in Florida.

Heavy turnout in this year’s election and a new law that seeks to limit ballot initiatives have driven up the number of petition signatures that groups will have to submit to get on the ballot in 2022 and to trigger crucial reviews by the Florida Supreme Court.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on December 21, 2020. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion, Sports.

Michael Carter and Tommy Leggett are entering the 2021 NFL Draft. That surprises no one.

Both are talented football players good enough to excel at the next level. It was obvious they were destined to be special when they were standout athletes at Navarre High School.

Raiders battle Vikings tough in double OT loss

Written by Brian Lester on December 21, 2020. Posted in Sports.

Malik George slapped his hands together out of frustration after a missed layup attempt late in the action of a tightly contested game against Fort Walton Beach last Monday night.

George typically makes big shots – even the tough ones – so missing the easy one didn’t sit well with the Navarre senior.

Kirby headed north to continue her soccer career

Written by Brian Lester on December 21, 2020. Posted in Sports.

Perhaps it was only fitting that it was a chilly Wednesday afternoon at the NYSA Soccer Complex as Navarre’s Megan Kirby prepared to sign her national letter of intent.

Kirby after all, is headed to St. Cloud State to continue her soccer career. For the record, that school is in Minnesota.