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Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on January 25, 2024. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Let the record reflect, Jay High School in north Santa Rosa County does not have a wrestling team. The district’s county commissioner, James Calkins, shared a post over the weekend on social media and congratulated Jay’s wrestling team – Jay, Oklahoma. He later blamed it on a staff member and removed the post. It is just a suggestion, but if you follow the Santa Rosa Press Gazette sports page on Facebook, and X, you wouldn’t make that mistake. Also, we are sure if our Jay High School had a wrestling team, they would be worthy of congratulations. When you are unsure about your sports teams, just ask Brian Lester – our Santa Rosa County sports reporter. He is the expert on Navarre, Milton, Pace and Jay sports.

Restoring an F-35A Lightning II: A collaborative endeavor

Written by Staff Reporters on January 19, 2024. Posted in Military, News.

Hill Air Force Base, Utah (AFNS) – F-35 Lightning II maintenance experts at Hill Air Force Base are taking on a seemingly impossible task – stitching two mishap damaged aircraft together into a restored, fully operational F-35.

Santa Rosa Creek Band asks bridge to be named for ‘bridgebuilder’ Hinote

Written by Ken Garner on January 19, 2024. Posted in News.

Chief Dan Helms of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee – also called the Santa Rosa Creek Band – said last week that former Chief Lloyd Hinote is a “hero” to his people and the county.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on January 18, 2024. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

The Mardi Gras Parade will be here before you know it. You may have forgotten, but last year’s was cancelled due to the weather. The weather has rained on a lot of parades lately. The Navarre Christmas Parade was cancelled due to rain this year and Crestview’s was also cancelled, rescheduled, and then cancelled again due to bad weather the following weekend.

6 Raiders make All-State Chorus trip to Tampa

Written by Kaitie Kiger on January 18, 2024. Posted in Community.

Navarre High School was well represented in Florida’s All-State Chorus. Six students traveled down to Tampa Jan. 10-13 to sing with the best high school singers in the state.

Online education rising in Santa Rosa County, throughout Florida

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 16, 2024. Posted in Education.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020, school districts across the country, who were still in their spring semesters, had to transition millions of students to online classes to finish out the school year. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 77% of public schools and 73 percent of private schools reported moving some or all classes to online distance-learning formats in early 2020.

Noah knows news

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 16, 2024. Posted in News.

Galveston Court may be just another road in Navarre to most people, but for one 12-year-old boy, it’s a place with a story to tell.

Passion for weightlifting drives Izzy Zach to success

Written by Brian Lester on January 15, 2024. Posted in Sports.

Izzy Zach was a state qualifier for Navarre’s girls weightlifting team last season. But she only placed ninth.

Yet, it was during that first year of competitive weightlifting for Zach where she learned what it was going to take to succeed in the sport.

Second annual Pensacola Bay Snake Report provides insight into serpent numbers

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 15, 2024. Posted in News.

When some people hear the word, “snake,” it often elicits responses such as screams or shivers up the spine. While a fear of snakes, which sometimes manifests itself in ophidiophobia, a more intense fear of snakes, may be common, it doesn’t negate the fact they are here.

Rudman expects House to approve Cassie’s Law on Wednesday

Written by Ken Garner on January 13, 2024. Posted in Uncategorized.

Florida House Bill 385 passed the chamber’s Judiciary Committee on Monday, Jan. 8. Its sponsor, State Rep. Joel Rudman said he expect the whole House to vote on the measure Wednesday.