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Navarre NJROTC program beneficial but not mandatory

Written by Brian Lester on January 31, 2023. Posted in Community.

There appears to be a growing trend of students being forced into JROTC programs at high schools across the country.

Data collected from more than 200 public records, according to The New York Times, shows that dozens of schools have made the program mandatory.

Navarre boys soccer team shows resilience during tough season

Written by Brian Lester on January 27, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Mateo Soto is only a sophomore, but in a season that hasn’t been easy for Navarre’s boys soccer team, he’s done his best to be a leader.

“It can be uncomfortable at times being younger, but I try to help out and ignore my age,” Soto said.

Navarre falls short of district title; stays focused on bigger goal

Written by Brian Lester on January 26, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Sarah Shipley smiled as she popped off of the bench after her final lift, clenching her fists and stretching out her arms before leaping over to her teammates to celebrate a personal exclamation point kind of moment at the District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet Wednesday afternoon in Niceville.

Shipley hit a new PR on the bench with a 185-pound lift, willing herself to get the bar up despite the extra strength it took to do it and clinching a district championship in traditional along the way.

Karen Cody of Navarre High named county teacher of year

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 25, 2023. Posted in Education.

Karen Cody, a math teacher at Navarre High School, was named Santa Rosa County teacher of the year Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Santa Rosa District Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber, school board members and Santa Rosa Education Foundation members delivered the news to Cody’s classroom.

Calkins claims proposed pier signs don’t match Navarre Beach brand

Written by Ken Garner on January 25, 2023. Posted in News.

It’s been seven years since Santa Rosa County rebranded Navarre Beach from Florida’s “Best Kept Secret” to the state’s “Most Relaxing Place,” but Commissioner James Calkins still resents the change.

Young at Heart: Navarre resident celebrates 95th birthday

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 24, 2023. Posted in Community.

Saturday, Jan. 21, brought lots of smiles and joy for Bettie Appleberg.

Her friends and church family were throwing a surprise party at Navarre United Methodist Church in honor of her 95th birthday, which was on Jan. 20.

Forging their Destiny: Groundbreaking of a future church in Navarre

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 20, 2023. Posted in Faith, News.

A crowd of 100 people gathered Thursday, Jan. 19, to witness and celebrate the groundbreaking of Destiny Worship Center’s new Navarre campus. While the campus is currently an open field, people associated with the church came together to recognize the start of construction and a new chapter.

Steve Vaggalis, the founder and senior pastor of Destiny Worship Center, gave a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony letting the crowd know he was grateful to all the people who had helped make Destiny Worship Center a successful church.

Navarre’s showdown with Crestview goes down to the wire

Written by Brian Lester on January 20, 2023. Posted in Sports.

The gym erupted in cheers, the loudest of those perhaps coming from the Raider bench, the players smiling and jumping up as Mackenzie England bolted down the court and right down the middle of the lane for a wide-open layup that put Navarre ahead 41-40 with little time left on the clock.

County approves Navarre Community Access Road PD&E study

Written by Ken Garner on January 19, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission approved spending up to $600,000 for a Navarre Community Access Road project development and environment study last week with no fanfare.

Commissioners didn’t discuss the item at their Jan. 9 committee meeting, forwarding it to the Jan. 12 regular meeting’s consent agenda without objection. The expenditure passed as part of the consent agenda at the regular meeting.