Matt Cushing still remembers the phone call in which he was asked to assist in the search for the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Santa Rosa Sound on a dreary night in early March.
What started as a grassroots effort by a group of people in response to Hurricane Ivan in 2005, has turned into REBUILD Northwest Florida, a nonprofit that has received more than $89 million in FEMA funds and has “hurricane hardened” 12,000 homes. But there is only one chance left for Santa Rosa County residents to receive 75 percent funding on strengthening their home against hurricanes.
Navarre’s tennis season started a little later this year, but that was by design. Head coach Rob Whitley wanted to make sure his team got enough practice time in before the year began.
Although the final score wasn’t what Logan Townsend had hoped for in Thursday night’s Subway All-Star Soccer Game in Pensacola, the Navarre senior was thankful he had a chance to play high school soccer one last time.
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.
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.
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.