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The Vine welcomes new chef

Written by Staff Reporters on February 24, 2023. Posted in Advertorial, On the Menu.

The Vine Wine Bar, Bistro and Shoppe has welcomed a new chef to the family – Carlos Alfonzo. He brings with him new recipes he’s excited to share with Navarre.

Carlos Alfonzo found his culinary passion at a young age growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, by helping his grandmother in the kitchen. Moving to the United States at the age of 11, he spent most of his teenage years in Miami until he joined the U.S. Navy in 2003.

Chambers Unite

Written by Staff Reporters on February 23, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

It was a great day for Navarre businesses on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce awards and installation breakfast.

After a year of hard work behind the scenes, the two chambers became one again.

Tony Carter: ‘Greatness is the goal’

Written by Brian Lester on February 23, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Tony Carter made his way down the outside walkway of Navarre High school on a Wednesday afternoon in late February.

Only this time, instead of meeting with a reporter to talk football or even what’s ahead with track season, the long-time Raider assistant is here to talk about the new opportunity in front of him.

Johnson excels as well-rounded athlete

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

When Katelynn Johnson isn’t lifting weights, she’s swinging a tennis racket.

It might not seem like the sport a state caliber weightlifter would switch to come the spring, but for Johnson it works out perfectly.

New HNFD firetruck provides wider fire response capabilities

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 22, 2023. Posted in News.

Holley Navarre Fire District is home to a new 70,000-pound ladder truck. The new vehicle arrived in late January.

With the new 60-foot-long truck, HNFD hopes to be able to respond to a wider range of emergencies with all the necessary tools. According to Fire Chief Kevin Lewis, the truck carries 425 gallons of water and will carry roughly 1,400 feet of fire hose.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on February 21, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

A new name. A new school. The same story.

You want more than anything for the cycle of young people dying by suicide to end. There just doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.

Dombret, Hensley, ‘learning to fly’

Written by Brian Lester on February 21, 2023. Posted in Community.

Lily Hensley remembers the first time she flew an airplane.

It didn’t entirely go as expected due to a slight delay in getting off the ground.

FCA hopes to encourage students through faith

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 21, 2023. Posted in Faith.

Student athletes can lead busy lives. From keeping up with homework to attending practice to their home life, the responsibilities they have can be quite demanding.

For some athletes at local high schools, they have found an outlet through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

Artists, locals gather in Holley for pottery festival

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 20, 2023. Posted in Community, News.

For the past 18 years, people from Santa Rosa County and beyond have gathered at the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society’s Woodstoke Festival for fun, food and friends, but mostly for pottery. On Saturday, Feb. 18, they came back to celebrate the latest kiln firing, look at the pottery and, in some cases, buy it.

Woodstoke Festival, named as an homage to Woodstock, brings together potters and ceramics artists from across the region with the chance to use some of the high-quality kilns at Holley Hill Pottery (7507 Buckeye Drive in Holley).

Navy Federal remains a leader in employment, impacting the community

Written by Brian Lester on February 17, 2023. Posted in Business, News.

Even amid a pandemic, Navy Federal Credit Union has never strayed from the course of its mission.
It took some adapting along the way, with employees going remote for more than two years, but with 2023 underway, everything is humming along for the region’s largest private employer.
Kim Aderholdt is the vice president of the Greater Pensacola Operations, a sprawling campus off Nine Mile Road that is a hop, skip and jump away from Interstate 10. She noted nothing came easy during a time of uncertainty for the country, but she is impressed with the way the company has continued to move forward.