Getting the call: Leggett headed to Kansas City
Thomas Leggett will have to prove the doubters wrong one more time.
Hoping to be taken in the NFL Draft two weeks ago, the seven rounds came and went without Leggett hearing his name called.
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Bank robber doesn’t drive, calls cab for getaway car
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in News.
Elijah Shelton had a plan to rob the Synovus Bank on Navarre Parkway last week, but it turns out it wasn’t executed too well, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson.
Leggett finishes as state runner-up; Griffin third in pole vault
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Expectations were high for Navarre’s Rachel Leggett, Talin Griffin and Tyson Morgan at the 4A state track meet Saturday in Jacksonville.
And while the dream of a title didn’t become a reality for them at the University of North Florida’s Hodges Stadium, not all was lost.
Sinkhole injures cyclist, closes road in Gulf Breeze neighborhood
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
A sinkhole added to traffic woes for drivers navigating Tiger Point Boulevard Friday afternoon.
District 5 Commissioner Colten Wright, who was the first official on scene, said that a storm drain failed causing a sinkhole in both travel lanes and on the right of way.
Raiders like their chances in state semifinal showdown against Wolves
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
The state championship is now only within reach for four schools.
Navarre is among the elite still standing heading into Friday’s 3 p.m. 2A state semifinal against Newsome at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville.
Letter: Longtime resident speaks in favor of incorporation
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Letters to the Editor, Opinion.
As a longtime resident of Navarre, I have been involved in the local politics of Santa Rosa County for many years.
My family has owned property on the Navarre Sound since the early 1930s. I remember when there was only Mr. Robinson’s Gas and Grocery store on Hwy 98 in Navarre.
May 6-12, 2021 Blast from the Past
Written by Linda Murchison on . Posted in History.
One Year Ago – 2020
A prescribed burn got out of control May 4 near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Interstate-10, sparking a wildfire that burned more than 2,000 acres, displaced hundreds of people at a time and destroyed 14 homes.
Masks no longer mandatory in schools, effective immediately
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Education.
There was standing room only at a special school board meeting Monday morning to hear from the public and then vote on the mask mandate in Santa Rosa County school district.
After the board heard from 17 parents and frustrated citizens, all speaking up against the mask mandate, the motion to make masks recommended instead of mandatory passed unanimously.
Man paddling from North Carolina to Florida and back, for no particular reason
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Beach.
For most of Navarre Beach’s visitors, the stretch of sandy island is a resort destination.
For Steve Bromley, it was a stop along his watery journey to somewhere and nowhere.
Celebration of life to be held for Ira Mae Bruce
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.
Ira Mae Wells Hewatt Bruce of Holley Navarre, Florida passed away, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She was born June 29, 1940 in Pensacola, Florida to Ira and Mattie Wells.
Ira Mae was a pioneer business, community, and political leader who contributed to the growth and development of Holley Navarre and Santa Rosa County. Ira Mae was the first woman to serve on the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners.
With business partners Jerry Wilkie and Phil Babiak, she operated Century 21 Island View Realty for more than 40 years. She was a member of many civic, community, and business boards. She was proud to be the first woman to serve as the president of a board of directors for a local bank. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Mark Lee Hewatt, and brother Gus Brown.
She is survived by her husband Gaius Bruce; children Matthew (Martha) Hewatt, Brenda Barre’, and Keith Bruce; grandchildren Mark (Jordan) Hewatt, Mattie Barre’, and Kayla Bruce; great-grandchildren, Casten, Kylie, and Gideon; sister-in-law Virginia Brown; Naomi Golden, cousin and life-long traveling companion and many other Wells family members.
Special friends include Ron and Peggy Fletcher, Bill and Martha Pullum, and Phil Babiak, her business partner. A Celebration of Life will be held May 8, 2021 at The Club Pagoda at Juana’s Pagodas on Navarre Beach. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m.
The Celebration Service will begin at 11 a.m. Reception will follow the service. Please wear a mask while indoors. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to Kate, her personal caregiver; to the staff of Navarre Gardens North; to Emerald Coast Hospice; and to Dr. William Howe, Suzanne, and Dawn for their loving care of Ira Mae.
In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be made to Pink Pirates of Navarre or the Ira Mae Bruce Scholarship at Northwest Florida State College Foundation.