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Navarre rallies for 11 year old with genetic disorders

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 25, 2025. Posted in Community, News.

The popular saying “you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes” encourages empathy and understanding. For the family of Lilliana Boczar, an 11-year-old Navarre resident with two rare genetic disorders, they found out just how empathetic their community can be when a child is in need.

Over the past few weeks Lilliana’s church, Ignite – A free Methodist Community, organized a shoe and donation drive to get Lilliana a new bed. At a cost of roughly $16,000, the Cubby Bed is designed for people with special needs and includes a protective mesh and a seizure monitoring system. Mari, Lilliana’s mom, said the bed will ensure that Lilliana is safe and secure throughout the night.

Drowning victim near Navarre Beach Bridge identified

Written by Staff Reporters on April 24, 2025. Posted in Beach, News.

On the evening of Easter Sunday, April 20, a teenage boy was swimming with family members out in the Santa Rosa Sound east of Navarre Beach Bridge. At some point during the evening, the teen’s family lost track of him, leading to a missing person report and a search and rescue effort which lasted until the next morning.

Shortly after 6 a.m. April 21, the teen’s body was discovered in the Sound near Navarre Beach Marine Park’s Pelican and Black Skimmer pavilions.

Former Navarre Raider Mycah Daniel finds his niche as teacher, coach at Gulf Breeze

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 21, 2025. Posted in Education.

Whether it’s on the baseball diamond or in the classroom, Mycah Daniel is always looking to make a positive impact.

Daniel, a 2016 Navarre High School graduate, was recently named rookie of the year at Gulf Breeze High School. He has been teaching and coaching at was once his rival school for two years.

Holley Navarre Middle rookie of the year finds purpose in helping others

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 17, 2025. Posted in Education, News.

Whether it’s working on planes or educating middle school students, Frank Veres feels at home.

Veres, who served for 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, recently was named rookie teacher of the year at Holley Navarre Middle School. He is in his second year of teaching.

Navarre Raider athletes sign letters of intent

Written by Brian Lester on April 16, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Twelve student-athletes at Navarre signed national letters of intent Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

Navarre’s own Dante Wright eyes shot at playing in NFL

Written by Brian Lester on April 16, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Dante Wright was a multi-sport athlete while at Navarre and believes that has played a big part in how far he’s come as a football player.

One of the best all-around athletes in Raider history, Wright is now hoping to play in the NFL. The draft is next weekend.

Navarre alum Josh Carter takes aim at playing in NFL

Written by Brian Lester on April 15, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Josh Carter nearly walked away from football in eighth grade. But his dad convinced him to go to one more practice

The rest is history for Carter, a Navarre alum who is now gearing up for the NFL Draft and hoping to get an opportunity to live out his football dream.

Veteran riders group visits Navarre American Legion on trip to Florida’s Gold Star memorials

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on April 14, 2025. Posted in Community, Military.

The low heavy roar of the motorcycles could be heard from a couple of blocks away. The riders were definitely on their way.

American Legion Post 382, located on E Esplanade Street in Navarre, was preparing to house Flags of Honor Escorts, a veterans’ motorcycle group, for the night, Friday, April 4. The group, which had close to a dozen members stop by Navarre, had just held a memorial service at Pensacola’s Veterans Memorial Park to honor Gold Star families and servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Navarre’s baseball team ends regular season with win

Written by Brian Lester on April 10, 2025. Posted in Sports.

The day before Navarre’s regular season finale in baseball, First-year Raider head coach John Crossley talked about how this team battles no matter what.

“They are still battling. Still fighting,” Crossley said. “The guys have not given up on themselves or me. It’s been good to see.”

Navarre Raider boys lacrosse team makes history in tourney

Written by Brian Lester on April 10, 2025. Posted in Sports.

Jaden Colabine stood in the front of the goal that he defended to near perfection as his teammates came rushing to him to celebrate a big win.

This was a special night for the Raider boys lacrosse team, which won a tournament game for the first time in program history, dominating Milton 13-1 Wednesday night in a District 1-2A quarterfinal.