Seventh grader Noah O’Connor has always been a straight–A student. But the 13-year-old said he studies hard for his high scores and “takes school seriously.”
The biggest surprise that came out of the District 1-3A track meet two weeks ago may have been the emergence of Navarre High School triple-jump third-place finisher, Elijah Appel. The senior football star and sprinter came out of nowhere to become a medal winner and, last week, to become one of just two Raiders who qualified for the Class 3A state championship meet Friday, May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
Linn Campbell flashed the proverbial Cheshire cat grin when I asked if his siblings, Lee, Beth and Marilee, got him into trouble growing up in Republic, Mich., “I didn’t need any help, I got in my own trouble,” he admitted, laughing.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A multifaceted campaign to bring healthy food to hungry Alabama children was launched Monday by Lt. Governor Kay Ivey at a Montgomery elementary school.
“He’s a changed man,” said Santa Rosa County Tax Collector Stan Nichols of his youngest son, Bryce, who recently returned from a mission trip to Nicaragua.
May is “officially” Military Appreciation Month, even though I thought it was every month and every day of the year. At least in May – the military is in the spotlight. We have several stories in this issue that highlight the military as we do every week. We appreciate and support the troops, past and present.
Traffic congestion caused by the signal at U.S. Highway 98 and Navarre Beach Bridge was one of several important traffic issues addressed by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council at its monthly meeting April 17.
The Navarre High School NJROTC Unit members recently received a pleasant surprise with the news that the unit was selected as the best unit in Area 8, and will be heading to nationals.
Downtown Milton will be rocking, and the good times rolling as the second year of Bands on the Blackwater will kick off with Southern Soul on Friday, May 3 at the Blackwater River in Milton.