Brady Hammel stood on the field ready to kick a field goal with 1:29 to play Friday night; revenge, victory and a chance to make a statement all on the line for the Navarre Raiders.
The second annual Krewe of Karibbean Dead Pirate 5K held on Saturday, was Navarre’s first color run. With approximately 130 runners, emphasis was placed more on fun than competition. As is expected at a color run, participants were doused with color all along the course.
A longtime veteran of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center following an early morning shooting in Shalimar.
The Holley-Navarre Fire District was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 8900 block on Sunset Drive due to a reported fire in the kitchen.
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Commerce and Coffee Aug. 28 Raider style. The meeting served as a hometown pep rally for the Navarre High School football team as they prepared for their home opener against Pensacola’s Catholic High School. Head Coach Jay Walls and Dr. Steve Jordan with the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center were the featured speakers.
The quickening pace of population growth in Santa Rosa County is testing law enforcement’s capacity, but meanwhile most crime categories are actually on the decline of late, especially in the fast-growing Navarre area.
About 1500 Navarre Beach residents who are eligible for the new $250 cap on their lease fees have missed the June 30 deadline to apply for them, costing some individuals hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Holley-Navarre Water System officials are looking at working with or possibly acquiring, the county’s Navarre Beach Water and Sewer, and for the life of us we can’t figure out why.
Officials at the nonprofit Holley-Navarre Water System are researching a possible merger, acquisition or other combination with Santa Rosa County-owned Navarre Beach Water and Sewer.