Jack Helton said he was around 9 years old when he started playing football. Soccer used to be his sport, but football soon proved to be a useful outlet.
When Ryan Davenport took over the Navarre Raider volleyball program in 2018, the team had won only five matches the previous year.
Fast forward to 2024 and the program continues to rise, the Raiders coming off a third consecutive season of double-digit wins as well as back-to-back appearances in the regional tournament.
The Navarre Beach Fire Rescue District held a christening event to debut their new rescue boat. The boat, which is 25 ft. and 8 inches long and 8 and a half feet wide, will be used in rescue scenarios in Santa Rosa Sound and, if need be, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Holley Navarre Fire District held its second annual summer cadet program this past week and this weekend. As part of the program, cadets had the opportunity to witness a car fire demonstration from firefighters with HNFD. Pictures by Navarre Press reporter Hansen Hasenberg.
With the first day of school around the corner, Navarre First Assembly of God held its third annual Day of Hope event last Saturday, July 27. Despite rainy weather earlier in the morning, the turnout for the event still reached 700 people, around the average of the other years.
The long-awaited Holley fire station is set to arrive sometime in April. That’s according to Holley Navarre Fire District Chief Kevin Lewis, who recently led a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Station 44. The ceremony took place Tuesday, July 30 at 3993 Highway 87 S, across the street from Holley Assembly of God.
Navarre’s football team is taking a different approach to the start of the preseason this year.
Rather than just practice at school day after day, first-year head coach Garrett Bagley kicked off camp with a short practice Monday morning before heading out on the road with his team for a couple of days.
David Clearman had a few options on the table for college basketball, mainly at the junior college level. But the 2024 Navarre grad wasn’t sure if he wanted to start at one school and then transfer to another in two years.
Enter Southern Mississippi. And a unique offer and opportunity that carries a lot of meaning to the 6-foot-7 standout.