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Raider weightlifting team off to strong start

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Jada Thomas said she didn’t want to push herself too much in the first girls weightlifting meet of the season last Wednesday afternoon.

But being the competitor that she is, the senior attempted a few bonus lifts to test her strength.

Mother, daughter graduate together

Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Community.

Some high school graduates move far away from their moms to go to college. They are excited to finally have independence and find their place in this world without mom watching their every move.

That was not the case for 22-year-old Navarre native Aubrey Hedlund. She went through the Pensacola State College registered nursing (RN) program alongside her mother, Holly Bartlett. Both of them will be graduating next month from the accelerated RN program.

Salter leaves lasting legacy

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.

For 20 years, District 3 County Commissioner Don Salter has been a force moving Santa Rosa County forward. Nov. 12 will be the last time he takes a seat at the Board of County Commissioners long table.

The swearing in of new commissioners midmonth will also mark the end of his fifth term as chairman of the board.

Raiders hope to play season in the fast lane

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

Every so often Navarre head girls basketball coach Abby Fogg will remind her team of the gut-wrenching ending to last season.

That district tourney semifinal against Pace she references went to three overtimes, and ultimately it was a 17-of-29 showing from the free-throw line that doomed the Raiders’ upset bid in an 81-74 loss.

Unique approach to teaching serves Bryan well at WNI

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Education.

It’s hard for one to determine if room 402 at West Navarre Intermediate School is a concert hall or a classroom.

Janet Bryan’s third graders are singing along to music by The Beatles as they work on an art project. This teaching approach is by design and Bryan has leaned on it during her 21 years of teaching. She’s been at WNI since 2005.

#Help Gulf Breeze businesses

Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.

Late on a Friday afternoon, when U.S. Highway 98 would usually be clogged with traffic, the bays at American LubeFast are empty. An employee, holding a large yellow ‘NO WAIT’ sign sits curbside.

The only ones waiting at many Gulf Breeze businesses these days are the folks who work there.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion, Sports.

Michael Carter takes the handoff and starts heading up the field, thinking for a moment about running inside before cutting to the outside and running untouched into the end zone.

Small but mighty

Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in Faith.

St. Augustine Church’s community takes care of its faith community.

“We are all about outreach,” said St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church’s Senior Warden, Terri Rothe through a floral face mask. This claim is borne out in the number of community outreaches in which this relatively small congregation is engaged, and they are challenging others to step up and join with them.

Locals find the lighter side in #bargeblunder

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in News.

When life, in the form of Hurricane Sally, gave Northwest Florida the lemons of barges bouncing around the bay, a destroyed bridge and hourlong traffic jams from rerouted vehicles, residents responded with humor.