Out and About
Mother’s Day is May 9 and I’m celebrating a little early.
I am in Orlando this week to see my mom who I haven’t seen in more than a year due to COVID. She was living independently before COVID.
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Raiders have high hopes for regional track meet
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Three Navarre Raiders are expected to contend for regional championships at the Region 1-4A meet Saturday at Flagler Palm Coast.
Talin Griffin, Rachel Leggett and Devin Wright are in that position and poised to punch an automatic bid to next week’s state meet in Jacksonville. But several other athletes competing in the regional are in the running as well.
Sharing beach road sketchy for cyclists
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Head down the narrow roadway flanked by sand that connects Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach at the right time of day you might see Susan or Brian Chiulli.
The Navarre couple bikes and runs that stretch of roadway daily.
Citizens turn out for 2035 Strategic Planning sessions
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
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.
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.