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Raiders have found their stride and success in lacrosse

Written by Brian Lester on April 1, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Ivan Bateman remembers the tough moments all too well on the lacrosse field, the nights where the Raiders had little luck against the opposition, struggling to keep games close and hoping for better days ahead.

Both of their games during the inaugural 2020 season that was mostly wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic were double-digit losses. It happened six more times last year, including a 16-6 loss to Escambia.

Anniversary chamber ribbon cuttings

Written by Staff Reporters on March 30, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Home2Suites by Hilton in Gulf Breeze held their one-year anniversary celebration with a multi-chamber ribbon cutting.

Jeannie Street fire claims a life, young boy rescued by firefighters

Written by Staff Reporters on March 26, 2022. Posted in News.

Nine minutes after the Holley-Navarre Fire District got the call, Captain Sean Tolar had already saved a life.

The toddler was found just beyond the front door of a burning modular home on Jeannie Street Tuesday, March 15.

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on March 23, 2022. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

I had a conversation with a recovering newspaper publisher this past week who was in the newspaper, business journal business for more than 30 years.

He found me because he visited the Navarre Beach Area Chamber and Chanda Ryan, the executive director, told him he should talk to me. We talked for a little bit on the phone but then I invited him to lunch at Panera.

Man arrested for selling vape to underaged customers

Written by Staff Reporters on March 23, 2022. Posted in News.

A store clerk was arrested in Navarre for illegally selling vapes to underage customers.

This coincides with a presentation being conducted by Santa Rosa School Resource Officer Noel Sevilla called “Escape the Vape”.

Amber Leggett excels in college hoops; weighs future in the game

Written by Brian Lester on March 22, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Amber Leggett warms up on the court inside the Pensacola Bay Center on a morning in early March as the Troy pep band plays.

Leggett is about to play in her Sun Belt Conference tournament game for the Trojans just an hour down the road from where she grew up in Navarre.

Harris-Toliver feeling more confident on the track for Raiders

Written by Brian Lester on March 18, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Renee Harris-Toliver is a year older and has more experience as she gets rolling with another year on the Navarre track team.

Nearly a month into the season, the junior standout is in a good place.

Raiders tough it out against Vikings for first lacrosse win of season

Written by Brian Lester on March 17, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Cheyenne Beasley did her best to deal with the physicality of an early-season showdown with Fort Walton Beach Wednesday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Visibly showing her frustration at times, Beasley kept getting up and going after it, doing what she could to help Navarre come out with a win.

Out and About

Written by Brian Lester on March 16, 2022. Posted in Opinion, Out and About.

Covering other areas of Northwest Florida is giving us insights into how other cities and government bodies work.

We have covered an incorporated area of Santa Rosa County, Navarre, for 22 years. During that time, we have covered three attempts to move incorporating Navarre into a city.

Hester’s clutch hit carries Raiders past Crusaders

Written by Brian Lester on March 11, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Renee Hester didn’t flinch under pressure.

She stood at the plate in the seventh inning and swung the bat, sending the ball into the outfield for a game-winning, walk-off double that lifted Navarre’s softball team to a thrilling 5-4 win over Pensacola Catholic Thursday night.