The election of two members to the Holley-Navarre Water System (HNWS) board of directors will be held Jan. 17, and the rules regarding how to vote have changed. The 2015 and 2016 elections led to accusations of candidates and even HNWS employees manipulating proxies. The addition of absentee ballots and PIN numbers is the utility’s answer to correcting that.
Navarre wrapped up its regular season this past week, knocking off Catholic and Choctaw to finish 20-1-1. The Raiders are now headed to the district playoffs riding wave of momentum.
The tradition of facing frigid water on the first day of the New Year has been in the U.S. for more than 100 years, starting in 1904 with the L Street Brownies Polar Plunge in Boston.
Tree lots packed with freshly cut evergreens have cropped up across Navarre this Christmas season, and chain stores like Lowes and Walmart have shipped in dozens of their own trees for sale.
The Lady Raiders played two of their toughest rivals this week with their unbeaten streak on the line. The Raider offense scored three times against each opponent and the defense allowed only one goal in the two games.
Navarre resident Eva Hale first visited Navarre from her native country of Sweden in 1988. “I had a niece and her family living here,” Hale said. “My brother and other members of my family had previously visited and I decided to see it for myself. I was hooked almost immediately. The people were friendly and the area was beautiful and warm. I traveled to other places in America, but I always came back to Navarre.”