The long wait might be over for Fatboys restaurant in Navarre.
The regional burger chain first announced plans to open a Navarre location in 2023. Since then, the question of when the restaurant would open has gone largely unanswered. That is, until now.
Maleeya Brammer scored and drew a foul with 1:52 to play in the third quarter of the District 1-6A championship game Friday night.
She and her twin sister, Makayla, celebrated. The home crowd roared. Navarre led Niceville by four. A title started to feel more like a reality than a dream.
Colt Brauns buried a 3-pointer. Aaden Jackson coasted through the lane for a layup. And just like that Navarre’s boys basketball team had shaken off a tough start and seized the moment against Gulf Breeze in a District 1-6A quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Last summer, Paul Taylor, a science teacher at Navarre High School, reached out to the community seeking donations to create a fishing section within his marine biology class.
At Sandspur Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Navarre, Anna Hackney cares for a wide range of animals. Over the past nine years, she has taken in mammals and reptiles, but her work has focused largely on rescuing and rehabilitating shorebirds and birds of prey.
Noah Chin scored late in the fourth quarter, helping to put the finishing touches on Navarre’s 52-44 comeback win over Jay Friday night, his basket sending the student section that adores him into a frenzy.
Chin smiled. Sure, these past four years haven’t been easy. But on this night, he and his fellow Raiders had something to smile about, and it’s clear the direction of the program is trending up.