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District celebrates school year successes, plans for future

Written by Staff Reporters on July 7, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

It is with great excitement that Santa Rosa County School District celebrates the successful end of the 2020-2021 school year and begins preparation for the 21-22 year!

From the amazing accomplishments of our 28,800 students to the professional and impressive work of our 3,100 teachers and staff, the 20-21 school year has been a memorable and outstanding year!

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on July 6, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

Thousands dream of being a pro athlete. Only a small percentage of them ever make that dream come true because the odds are so stacked against them.

Navarre’s own Michael Sandle has beaten the odds. He is about to become the latest to move into the rarified air of professional sports.

Eder, Meyer headed to MLB Futures Game

Written by Brian Lester on July 5, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Jake Eder will join Max Meyer in the 2021 All-Star Futures Game Sunday at Coors Field in Denver.

The pitching stars played integral roles in the success of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this season and are among the Miami Marlins’ top prospects.

Strangers come together to spruce up roadside memorial for ‘Bike Lady’

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 5, 2021. Posted in Community, News.

Every day on her way to work, Cindy Lus drives by the white bike commemorating the spot where a homeless woman was killed more than a decade ago.

Fireworks legal for first time this July 4

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 1, 2021. Posted in News.

This July Fourth will be the first that Florida residents can legally set off fireworks, as long as they don’t light the fuse in a municipality of homeowners association that bans it. Gov. Ron DeSantis passed a bill last year allowing to people to legally set off fireworks on July 4, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

In the past, many Floridians traveled out of state to buy fireworks. Locally, only small items like sparklers and snakes could be sold without a permit prior to HB 140. Local firework sellers offered large selections this year.

No time to rest for Raider softball team

Written by Brian Lester on July 1, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Caitlin Tilton has stayed busy this summer between workouts with the Navarre softball team and travel ball.

Any moment the rising senior gets to make herself a better athlete, she’s going to take advantage of it.

Lemuel Wilson embraces leadership role with the Raiders

Written by Brian Lester on July 1, 2021. Posted in Sports.

Lemuel Wilson is asked by his position coach to step off to the side of where a blocking drill is taking in practice and give a younger player pointers during a summer workout last Thursday morning.

The moment speaks to the kind of player Wilson is and the expectations there are that the defensive lineman be a leader for the Navarre Raider football team this season.

Child caught in rip current, rescued by surfer

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on July 1, 2021. Posted in Beach.

An 11-year-old boy who was pulled out by a rip current Wednesday evening is safe thanks to a young surfer.

“The boy was out near the end of the Navarre Pier by the time the surfer reached him,” said Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Chief Danny Fureigh. “He definitely was in pretty bad shape, swallowed a bunch of water, vomited it all back up in our truck.”

Out and About

Written by Sandi Kemp on June 30, 2021. Posted in Opinion.

The Fourth of July is right around the corner and we’re expecting busy beaches, businesses and roadways.

We’re also expecting one of the biggest local fireworks shows on July 4th at 9 p.m., which will be shot from the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

UPDATED: Benny Russell Park improvements unveiled July 6

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2021. Posted in Community.

The ribbon cutting for the Benny Russell Park expansion was postponed due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled for July 7 at 9 a.m.

Santa Rosa County will hold a ribbon-cutting for the Benny Russell Park expansion on Tuesday, July 6 at 9 a.m. The improvements included a splash pad with restroom, new playground for ages 5 through 12, fitness fun-zone court, multi-purpose trail, multi-purpose sports field, and picnic pavilions.