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Raiders get ready for ‘Midnight Madness’

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Navarre High School football players start practice Monday, Aug. 4, but they can’t get back into full gear until the sixth day of practice. So, the coaching staff, Navarre Raider Quarterback Club and Navarre Youth Sports Association (NYSA) are launching the first-ever “Midnight Madness.”

Here’s looking at you Jan and Norm Crowder

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Community.

Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Norm Crowder, an only, and, spoiled child – ask his wife – grew up in Woodridge, Virginia where he attended Garfield High School;

Keep your pet safe July 4th

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in News.

Statistics show that more dogs run away and are lost on July 4 than any other day of the year. In many cases, the loud noise that accompanies fireworks is too much for pets that suffer from noise phobia. They get frantic, run and get separated from their owners.

Gag grouper, Gulf scallop seasons open

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in News.

Two popular seasons for northwest Florida anglers and sportsmen started this past week. Gag grouper opened for recreational harvest in most Gulf of Mexico state waters and all federal waters July 1. The Bay scallop season opened June 28 in a limited area stretching from the Pasco-Hernando county line to the west bank of the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County.

VBS brings God, science together

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Faith.

Slime, snow, air powered rockets, catapults and God … might seem like an odd combination, but all the pieces fit perfectly together at the Basic Elements Vacation Bible School (VBS) June 23 – 26 at Midway Baptist Church. Minister of Discipleship and Evangelism Pete Belmain said about 150 children and adults enjoyed the science inspired, Christ focused VBS.

Zoo announces photo contest

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Community.

The Gulf Breeze Zoo’s Wild Shots Photo Contest began July 1 and runs through August 31. Participants may enter up to five photos online per category.

Concert first: Couple engaged on stage

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Community.

The Thursdays in the Park free summer concert series has been a staple in the Navarre community for several years, but June 26 concert-goers experienced a first. Michael Cadena from San Antonio, Texas, proposed to his girlfriend Erin Harnist on stage during the intermission of Exit 4’s concert.

Chamber recognizes 2 businesses

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Business.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at its monthly breakfast June 27 recognized its May and June Business of the Month award winners.

Keeping, growing businesses important

Written by Staff Reporters on July 3, 2014. Posted in Business.

When most people think about economic development, they think of companies choosing to locate and create jobs in a new community. But according to Bentina Terry from Gulf Power, recruiting new companies is only one part of economic development.

Practice makes perfect at Wahoo’s swim meet

Written by John Richardson on June 26, 2014. Posted in Sports.

With a full slate of swim meets scheduled for July, Coach Mary Moorer scheduled a mock swim meet June 21 at the Betty J. Pullum Family YMCA in Navarre. “We have a lot of swimmers on the team this year that are new to competitive swimming,” Moorer said. “We wanted to get them used to meet conditions before the July meets are held.”