The many benefits of kayak fishing have made it a popular alternative to boat fishing, and president of the Gulf Coast Kayak Fishing Association Jay Kania agrees that the sport is gaining popularity.
Baptist Health Care and Sacred Heart Health System will start the new year with a healthy choice for themselves and for others, as they will adopt tobacco-free hiring policies beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
Only memories and mostly black-and-white photos remain of the old Holley school, once the hub of the small community. Two generations ago the population of the area began to explode, creating a need to build a new facility in Navarre and eventually even more schools to accommodate area students. Although the old school was demolished, those with connections to Holley are planning to keep its memories alive at the 3rd Annual Holley Community Reunion. Organizers of the event are asking folks to bring a covered dish and memories to share at the potluck picnic, scheduled for Saturday July 20, at the site of the old school – now the county-owned Holley Ball Park.
Retired Air Force Chief Angel Ortiz came home at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon from babysitting his three grandchildren and found more than two feet of standing water in his back and side yard on Raider Lane in Navarre.
The Navarre Beach Volleyball Club currently consists of three teams that play in the Gulf Coast Region and travel to tournaments between Mobile and Panama City. The club has been in existence for two years, and plans for expansion are already in the works.
“I was born in Elmwood, Ohio,” Donald Hickman, 80, said. “It was a small community with 13 bars, 13 churches, about 3,500 people, and I quit school and joined the Navy in 1950,” he chuckled.
The Taco Bell in Navarre suffered about $100,000 damage when a fire broke out just after 3 p.m. last Friday in the front area of the restaurant located at 8714 Navarre Pkwy.
It is only June and Gatlin Casey has already had a busy summer. The 6-foot-3-inch senior receiver has been to four college camps. He demonstrated his talents and hopes the coaches take notice.
