A dead loggerhead turtle discovered on Navarre Beach on Jan. 16 provided Cathy Holmes an opportunity to incorporate it into the future Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center.
Two of Navarre’s first responders were awarded the 2012 Heroes with Heart award by the Trauma Intervention Program of Northwest Florida during the TIP Jan. 19 awards ceremony.
Navarre Cub Scouts in pack 104 and 105 spent Jan. 19 cheering at the packs’ Pinewood Derbies. After weeks of perfecting the looks and skills of their racing machines, the Cubs got to race to the finish in style surrounded by friends and family. Once the heats were done the racing times were averaged and the Pinewood Derby top three for each category were named.
Santa Rosa County Commissioners narrowly approved Commission Chairman Bob Cole’s covered arena project in East Milton during a Jan. 22 meeting with a 3-2 vote.
Navarre Beach residents told Santa Rosa County Commissioners on Jan. 22 that they were concerned the potential rezoning of the former Holidome Hotel property would result in unwanted development on the beach.
The Navarre High School girls’ soccer season ended Jan. 16 with a 1-0 loss to Pace in the semifinals of the Florida High School Athletics Association District 1-4A tournament played at the Navarre Soccer Complex and Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
Milton scored the game’s first seven points and never looked back, snapping Navarre’s modest three-game basketball winning streak with a 43-33 district win Friday on the Lady Raiders’ home court.
Phil Frazetta, who plays in the Navarre Youth Sports Association football program, led the National team to victory at the 2012 Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl on Dec. 29 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.