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10 year old gets 475 pairs of shoes

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.

Ten-year-old Carlie Jeffries worked hard for her birthday presents. She went from door to door to businesses, took a wagon around door to door in her neighborhood and even asked members of her church and karate group for donations toward her birthday.

Walk across America aims to save women from sex trade

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Chance Stephens and Jacob Leonard traveled through Navarre June 17 in the middle of a 4,000 mile walk across America to raise money for Tiny Hands International (THI), an organization that works on behalf of young girls who are being taken from Nepal and sold into the sex trade. Stephens, who began his trip in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2013, now walks with friend Jacob Leonard. Their final destination is Virginia Beach, which they expect to reach by Christmas.

Lifeguards, firefighters train for beach rescues

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The Navarre Beach Fire Department and Santa Rosa County lifeguards joined forces June 21 for their first official joint training in the 2014 season. The two departments conduct the training each year in an effort to trade best practices for water rescue, as well as build communication and camaraderie between the two organizations that routinely work together in water rescue efforts.

South end residents frustrated by flood damage, recovery

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There was not an empty seat in the Tiger Point Community Center as Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard hosted a town hall meeting June 19 to discuss recent weather patterns, county stormwater retention standards and areas that had been impacted by recent floods.

Jayer Williamson sworn in

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Jayer Williamson, the youngest son of late Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Williamson, was sworn in Monday to the District 1 seat from which his dad retired on the eve of his April 2 death. Governor Rick Scott made the appointment June 18, making Jayer, 35, the third generation of his family to represent the Pace area. His maternal grandfather, W.L. Butler, also served in that office in the 1970s.

Students ‘Turn the Tides’ at summer camp

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Not many summer camps include squid, ice cream and kayaking at the beach all in one week. But those are just a few of the activities young campers were able to enjoy during the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station’s Turning the Tides summer camp June 9 – 13.

Lagerheads event benefits fire departments

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The first installment of Fire on the Water, a biannual fundraiser for Holley-Navarre Fire District (HNFD) and the Navarre Beach Fire Department, took place June 14 at Lagerheads on the Gulf, the bar located at the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.

NHS cheer team mentors younger cheerleaders

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The Navarre High School Cheerleading team sponsored a clinic for young cheerleaders June 10-13. Kindergarten through eighth-grade girls attended to learn routines, fight songs, jumps, techniques and even some stunting.

Season ends at Region III President’s Cup

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The FC Dallas Emerald Coast U-14 soccer team represented the state of Florida in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region III President’s Cup last weekend in Decatur, Alabama. The team scored a win against the host state’s team but dropped games against Arkansas and North Texas. The team’s single win did not earn it enough points to advance to the finals.

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