Citizens turn out for 2035 Strategic Planning sessions
Turnout was strong at the April 22 Strategic Planning open house at the Tiger Point Community Center last week, with the number of folks tripling that of two previous north
county locations.
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Hidden Creek to remain a golf course; all other questions left unanswered
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
The Club by Hidden Creek will remain a golf course, following a vote by the Holley Navarre Water System Board of Directors April 20. But they would not disclose future plans for the course, saying that the only item on the agenda – and therefore the only item that could be discussed – was whether to keep it or sell it.
N(avarre)FL Dreams: Raider country becoming hotbed for pro football talent
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Michael Carter and Thomas Leggett have spent countless hours in the weight room and on the field the last few months.
Their limits have been tested. Their skills have been evaluated. But their eyes have never drifted from the end goal of making it to the NFL.
Sweet Revenge! Raiders top Eagles to win first district championship
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
For 33 days, a devastating loss to Niceville simmered and stewed on the minds of Navarre’s flag football players. That 42-0 loss to the Eagles a month ago was an open wound that would not heal.
But of out of the ashes of that crushing defeat, a champion has risen, the Raiders standing tall as the best in the district in 2021 after punching their rival in the mouth Wednesday night in the District 1-2A final at Eagles Stadium.
School district mask policy to remain in place through fourth quarter
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in News.
Passionate parents crowded the cafeteria tables at Woodlawn Beach Middle School Tuesday night to stand up for their children’s freedom and fight for their right to not wear a mask. Some were even asked by deputies to leave due to outbursts and profanity.
Raiders make history in district tourney
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Mackenzie England caught the ball in stride near the middle of the field and turned up the jets as she outran the entire Leon defense on her way to the end zone.
It was one of several special moments for Navarre’s flag football team in its historic 40-6 win over the Lions in the quarterfinal round of the district tournament Monday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
Brian Out Loud
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion, Sports.
Once upon a time, flag football at Navarre was merely a dream. The closest players came to it was the annual powder puff game between the girls in the junior and senior classes.
Things have changed. The dream has become a reality as Navarre has made a name for itself in the sport.
It doesn’t surprise me. It shouldn’t surprise you either.
Classroom turns into a poetry cafe
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Education.
A fourth-grade classroom at West Navarre Intermediate was transformed into a poetry café Monday.
Samantha Fowler’s students have been studying poetry for the past two weeks and were given the opportunity to write their own poem, which they then read to their classmates on a makeshift stage that even featured a prop microphone.
Wildlife refuge celebrates Earth Day by celebrating its animals
Written by Sam Lambert on . Posted in Community.
The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge celebrated the 51st anniversary of Earth Day Saturday, April 17 with a family-friendly event for the community.
Mac and cheese tumbles down middle school halls
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Education.
Aydin Henry walked fast through the hallways of Woodlawn Beach Middle School with several of his classmates filming the footage of the macaroni and cheese boxes tumbling down like dominoes.