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Raider band camp brings marching band out of hibernation

Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Community.

After taking a year and a half hiatus, marching band is back, and the Navarre High School Raider Band is ready to march on the field again. Last year, the band was only allowed to have a pep band during football season.

“No one was allowed to march, so we just played in the stands,” Navarre High School band director Dean Barrow said.

Vaccinations up in county; so are the number of COVID cases

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.

The number of people vaccinated for COVID-19 nearly doubled last week, with 1,843 people receiving vaccinations compared to 938 the week before. About 45% of the population is now vaccinated.

But the number of cases and hospitalizations also increased dramatically too. Santa Rosa now has the fourth highest positivity rate in the state at 27.6. That means more than a quarter of the people being tested are positive for the virus.

How to find sand dollars this summer

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Beach.

Folks visit Navarre Beach for the crystalline blue waters, white sand and diverse marine life.

It’s a place to swim, fish and relax. But some people come to the beach on a mission – to find seashells and sand dollars, fragile treasures that rarely wash up on shore fully intact.

Caballero ready to be impact player for Raiders

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Follow the Twitter feed of Christian Caballero and it doesn’t take long to figure out the rising Navarre junior is leaving a lasting impression on college coaches left and right.

Georgia Southern, Wake Forest and East Carolina are among the stops Caballero has made this summer for camps.

Judge rules impact fees to be ‘unconstitutional tax’

Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in News.

In a ruling released July 28, the State of Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled against the appeal by Santa Rosa County and the Santa Rosa County School District, which imposed an impact fee on new home construction intended to fund new schools and help with infrastructure needs. 

The ruling states that “the impact fees are, in fact, an unconstitutional tax.”