Heartbreak at Pen Air Field for UWF Argos
One second to go. A chance to tie and force overtime.
That’s the situation the University of West Florida football team found itself in Saturday night at Pen Air Field in a showdown with Valdosta State.
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Butterflies move into their new home at the Panhandle Butterfly House
Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in News.
The Panhandle Butterfly House and Nature Center celebrated the grand opening of its new butterfly vivarium Saturday during its Third Annual Monarch Madness event.
Beach Bowl thriller! Raiders win in OT to repeat as district champs
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Vinny Villanova sat in a chair inside a jubilant locker room and held an inflatable blue dolphin that, for most of this Friday night in late October, got tossed around in a student section buzzing with energy.
Navarre Raider players, smiling and overwhelmed with joy, took turns hoisting the trophy that comes with winning the Beach Bowl and then gathered to sing the fight song, erupting in cheers afterwards.
Sadie Struck dives into new sport
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
For 15 years Sadie Struck was a gymnast, twisting and turning in a gym rather than splashing into a pool.
The wear and tear of the sport drove the Navarre Raider in a different direction.
Mason Baker moves forward from ‘darkest time’ to shining on football field
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
It’s November of 2022 and Navarre Raider Mason Baker has just had surgery to repair a massive tear in the meniscus of his left leg.
Football has been taken from him because of the injury, and as much physical pain as there is from the injury, the toll it’s all taken on him mentally is just as, if not more brutal.
Legislators hear residents’ concerns
Written by Ken Garner on . Posted in Uncategorized.
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson and Reps. Alex Andrade and Joel Rudman met with Santa Rosa County residents Tuesday at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Navarre to preview key bills and hear public concerns before the 2024 legislative session.
The Hershey Creamery Company Distribution Center breaks ground in Santa Rosa County
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Business.
Santa Rosa County officials joined executives from Hershey’s Ice Cream on Oct. 24 to break ground on the company’s planned 30,000-square-foot distribution center located at the new Northwest Florida Industrial Park @ I-10, just south of the interstate.
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge hosts Batty Fang-tastic event
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community.
Navarre’s Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge held their annual “Batty Fang-tastic” Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 21, to raise awareness and funds for their animal rehabilitation program, in addition to the other work they do there.
Apple of their eye
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Education.
When most students (or people for that matter) think of the word “dissection,” they typically think of an animal, or maybe the smell of formaldehyde, but for students in Emily Simon and Danielle Hitchcock’s kindergarten classes, the word might conjure thoughts of a red and juicy fruit.
During September and October, the two teachers have been teaching lessons on various STEAM concepts using apples. STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.Faith and a little bit of fear
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Faith.
Few people think of a church as the place for a haunted house attraction, but for the Community of Christ Church in Navarre, it has become a tradition.
Although the event was last held in 2018, Danny Hawkins, Huston Hawkins and Jack Porter, the event organizers, haven’t forgotten the thrills (and chills) which make ‘Fear Forest’ a spectacle to behold.