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Adaptive PE kickball game ‘Fun for everyone’

Written by Brian Lester on May 23, 2023. Posted in Education.

Hudson Kwart runs the bases. His fifth-grade buddies, Marissa Puentes and Olivia Diamond are running right alongside him, cheering him on.

Stats don’t matter here on a warm Friday afternoon on the playground at West Navarre Intermediate. Neither does the score. The focus instead is on inclusion.

Raider softball team poised to build on 2023 success

Written by Brian Lester on May 22, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s softball team put together one of its best seasons in 2023 and all signs point to that success continuing next year.

While the Raiders are losing a strong senior class that helped the team reach its first regional tournament since 2019, a number of key players will return for the 2024 campaign.

Gulf Breeze teen a leader in fentanyl education

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on May 19, 2023. Posted in Community, Education, News.

May 9 marked the second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day in the United States.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S., according to the CDC. It is a large part of the conversation around the opioid epidemic.

Spring game an ‘exciting day for Lighthouse’

Written by Brian Lester on May 19, 2023. Posted in Sports.

For the first time in program history, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy’s football team played a spring game.

That’s a big deal for the Stingrays, who battled North Bay Haven Thursday afternoon and used the opportunity to evaluate talent in a live game situation.

The Bindu Institute to host Self-Care Fair May 20 at Pik-itz

Written by Staff Reporters on May 18, 2023. Posted in Advertorial, Healthy Living.

What do you define as self-care? Is it a day at the spa? Is it practicing your favorite hobby? Is it reading a book? Could it be all of these?

Believe it or not, self-care goes beyond physical and mental health.

Fitness court now open at Tiger Point Park

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on May 18, 2023. Posted in Community, News.

County officials and members of the Tiger Point community braved the humidity Wednesday, May 10, to officially open the Tiger Point Fitness Court.

The fitness court, which is located behind the baseball fields at Tiger Point Park, is associated with the National Fitness Campaign, a nationwide wellness consulting firm that partners with municipalities and schools to plan, build and fund healthy communities.

Caden Howard raising the bar and clearing it

Written by Brian Lester on May 16, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Caden Howard hoped to play football and compete in track in his first year at NCAA Division III Huntingdon.

Things changed for the former Navarre Raider once he arrived on campus after a higher-up in the athletic department told him he couldn’t do both even though he was the under the impression he could.

Raiders see progress in latest scrimmage

Written by Brian Lester on May 15, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Navarre’s football team held its second scrimmage under the lights this past Friday night, hosting its Maroon and White Game at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Raider head coach Jay Walls thought the team took big steps forward on both sides of the ball.

Wright shares ‘out of the box’ vision for Tiger Point

Written by Ken Garner on May 15, 2023. Posted in News.

Which would be better for Tiger Point’s future, more houses or a passive park, possibly leading to a sound-side tiki bar and pier, with a regular ferry to Portofino Towers on Santa Rosa Island?

Raiders making memories during regional softball tourney

Written by Brian Lester on May 15, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Navarre softball players were all smiles as they carried their bags to the bus late Monday morning ahead of leaving town for the next big test on their schedule.

The Raiders were scheduled to take on Hagerty in a Region 1-6A semifinal Tuesday night at 7 p.m. EST in Oviedo. It’s their first trip to the second round of the regional since 2011.