Alabama man sentenced for 2023 murder of Navarre resident
On March 19, 2023, Colby Vinson, 24, was murdered at his Cayo Grande apartment in Navarre. Little over a year later, the man suspected of killing him has been handed a life sentence.
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Navarre High student wins Congressional art competition
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Education, News.
A Navarre student’s artwork is heading to Washington, D.C.
Noah Villarreal, a junior at Navarre High School, competed in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition and was named the first-place prize winner for Florida’s first congressional district. Villareal’s art piece was among 193 entrees from across the district, which stretches from Escambia County to Walton County. According to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, it was the most successful year of the art competition.
Navarre Raider track program set up for long-term success
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
You only needed one hand to count the number of regional qualifiers for Navarre’s track team last year.
It’s different this season for the Raiders, who took 26 to the regional, the most since 2017.
Navarre Raiders energized and locked in during spring football practice
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Chants of ‘Let’s go offense and let’s go defense grow louder along the sideline as the Navarre Raiders run through plays, dust and dirt being kicked up on the practice field on a warm Monday afternoon.
There’s an added layer of energy enveloping the Raider football team this spring, and first-year head coach Garrett Bagley is doing his best to have his team capitalize on it.
Navarre unable to overpower Pace in district baseball tournament
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Cole Crocker crushed a solo home run to left field in the fourth inning of Navarre’s District 1-6A semifinal against Pace Tuesday night.
As he put his foot on the plate, his teammates who had come out of the dugout began to cheer even louder, and the Raiders had the spark they were looking for to revive hope for a comeback.
Navarre’s softball team falls in district tournament
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
After one inning of softball in a District 1-6A semifinal against Pace Tuesday night, the Navarre Raiders were still in the game.
They only trailed by a couple of runs. They had only given up two hits.
West Navarre Intermediate class chosen by NASA to plant ‘moon tree’
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Education, News.
Something interstellar has taken root at West Navarre Intermediate School. On Friday, April 26, a handful of students got to be a part of history when they planted a seedling “moon tree.”
Baseball season not over yet for Navarre Raiders
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
In a win or go home baseball game, the Navarre Raiders chose to kept playing.
They set the tone with an eight-run first inning and rolled to a 10-0 run-rule victory over Milton Monday night at Bo Singletary Field in Milton.
JJ’s Big Day! Navarre alum Jordan Jefferson taken in NFL Draft
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Jordan Jefferson’s dream to hear his name called in the NFL Draft came true Saturday afternoon.
A former Navarre Raider, Jefferson was taken in the fourth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Tyler England earns impressive academic honor
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Tyler England has always been one of those athletes that’s gotten the job done on and off the field.
The latest example of that is being named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society in April.