Students at Holley-Navarre Intermediate School lined up with gifts in their hands and smiles on their faces as they waited their turn to donate presents to a good cause Thursday morning.
Navarre girls basketball coach Jackie Coyne has put a lot of emphasis on getting her team to believe in itself especially in tight games, and the Raiders took a big step forward in that area Friday night.
It didn’t look like a win was going to be within reach for Navarre’s boys basketball team Saturday night. The Raiders trailed rival Gulf Breeze by nine heading into the fourth quarter.
When Andy Pike opened Auto Depot on Highway 87 south in Navarre in March it was on one of the three lots he was leasing for the business directly in front of Navarre Auto Repair. The lot was originally approved for used car sales for eight vehicles in 2012. The business grew quickly and Pike had to expand to the other two lots on the property. What he didn’t realize, was one of those lots was zoned differently than the others.
Kyle and Amber Cooley in Milton were arrested Dec. 10 on charges of felony child neglect and possession and production of drugs and drug equipment stemming from a 911 call Amber Cooley made Dec. 9.
A drug deal nearly turned deadly Friday night, Dec. 11. Santa Rosa deputies say that Tyjuwan Jahdeil Vades Jenkins, a 17-year-old Navarre male, agreed to meet another subject at the Tom Thumb located at Laredo Street and Highway 87 south to buy marijuana. At some point during their meeting, Jenkins pointed a gun at the other male and shot him in the leg.