Raider lifters continue to make strides
Navarre weightlifting coach Jay Walls is pleased with the effort his team has put forth in the early part of the season.
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Bearded dragons are perfect child’s pet
Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in News.
Bearded dragons, or beardies as they are affectionately called, are a laid back, hardy, easy to care for lizard that make the perfect reptilian pet for adults and children alike. The lizard is originally from Australia, although now all beardies purchased in the United States are captive bred. Australia banned the export of the lizards many years ago.
Job fair offers opportunity, teaching moments
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Education.
Zamir Jones is eager to find a job and took full advantage of the opportunity to speak with potential employers at the Navarre High School Job Fair Thursday morning in the cafeteria.
Regional loss doesn’t overshadow successful season
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
The toughest thing for Navarre head basketball coach Taf Bentley to deal with Thursday night in Tallahassee wasn’t that his Raiders were eliminated from postseason play by Lincoln, it’s that the 2015-16 season is over.
Pensacola Double Bridge Run Race Results
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The Pensacola Double Bridge Run took place Saturday morning as runners tested their endurance in one of the top 15K races in the nation.
Villanueva throws no-hitter for Raiders
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Navarre’s 2016 baseball season began in earnest Feb. 9, and the team went 2-1 in week one. The Raiders recorded blow out wins over Gulf Breeze and Washington and lost a close one to Pace at the end of the week.
Leggett takes time to give back to alma mater
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Education.
It was impossible to ignore the excitement beaming from members of the Student Government Association as they filed into a Navarre High School classroom Friday afternoon.
West goes extra mile with random act of kindness
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Navarre High School student Savannah West wanted to go the extra mile during Love is Louder Week, a week started in 2010 that highlights the fact that love and support is more powerful than external and internal voices that cause pain and feelings of hopelessness.
Microburst leaves path of damage
Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community.
At around 6:15 p.m. Monday evening a line of severe thunderstorms steamrolled through Navarre leaving power outages, trees down and other damage in its wake. The storm began in southeast Mississippi and traveled through Alabama and into the Florida panhandle. Earlier in the day, the storm was responsible for spawning the only confirmed tornado in the area that left major damage in Century, Fla., just west of Jay. Preliminary indications from Escambia County are that an estimated 40-50 homes and businesses were affected by that storm and only minor injuries were reported. The Red Cross is on scene for assistance at the Century Community Center on Industrial Boulevard.
County sees strong housing market gains for 2015
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The data for last year’s real estate sales and transactions have been released for 2015, and the news looks good for Santa Rosa County. According to these numbers supplied by the Clerk of Court public records, the county as a whole this past year saw total sales for property exceeding $1 billion. This historic high for real estate sales set an all-time record for the county, boasting total sales of about $1,016,353,862. With steady housing market increases year-to-year averaging 14.8 percent (2012-2015), Santa Rosa County citizens can only hope this trend continues, bringing new growth, families and economic opportunity to the local area.