At the special zoning meeting on March 27, commissioners rejected District 3 Commissioner Rhett Rowell’s proposal to extend the Rural Protection Zone. At the following regular meeting on April 7, Rowell said he was taken aback by the 180 the board had done.
Renee Hester led off the fifth inning of last Tuesday’s softball game against Milton with a base hit. She eventually scored on a wild pitch to tie the game and that sparked the Raiders, who grabbed the momentum and didn’t let go.
Navarre’s girls lacrosse team celebrated in front of the scoreboard and even posed for a picture after dominating Niceville 17-9 in a District 1-2A tourney opener last Monday night.
If you were on the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier April 5, then you caught a whale of a sight.
Two North Atlantic right whales, dubbed “Koala” and “Curlew,” were spotted just off the pier and have been seen numerous times along the Gulf Coast, with sightings from Southwest Florida to Alabama. Most sightings have taken place since January.
Navarre’s boys lacrosse team raised the bar in 2025. The Raiders set a program record for wins (11) and even notched their first victory in district tournament play.
For the past decade, Santa Rosa District Schools have been participating in ‘The Amazing Shake,’ a professional communication and soft skills competition geared toward middle school age students.
Held in conjunction with local businesses such as Navy Federal Credit Union, the Amazing Shake features several stages of competition, ultimately coalescing into a regional final between nine students from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Each student represents a different school.
