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State champions attempt to reload quickly

Written by John Richardson on July 11, 2013. Posted in Sports.

The Raider girls’ weightlifting team won the school’s only state title in February when the team sent 11 girls to the state championship held in Kissimmee. Six Raiders were on the podium to receive individual medals when the competition ended and the Raiders won the state team title by one point. Of the six individual medal winners from the state competition, the Raiders lost five through graduation.

Here’s looking at you Jay Carraway

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in Community.

Jay Carraway, 91, speaks rapidly. Short, to the point sentences carry no nail-biting emphasis on the carnage and destruction he witnessed at Pearl Harbor, that day of infamy, December 7, 1941, they speak volumes.

Kayak fishing gaining popularity in Northwest Florida

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in Beach, News.

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, Sacred Heart to adopt tobacco-free hiring

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in News.

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.

Reunion brings food and memories together at old Holley school

Written by Staff Reporters on July 11, 2013. Posted in Faith.

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.

Teens lend a hand during flood threat

Written by Sandi Kemp on July 11, 2013. Posted in Community.

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.

Volleyball club looking to expand

Written by John Richardson on July 4, 2013. Posted in Sports.

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.