The University of West Florida was recently recognized as being one of the top four-year colleges for veterans to attend as they transition from service members to students.
For Teresa Willoughby, Holley-Navarre Middle School Teacher of the Year, the best part of her job is the moment when her students realize that their words are their own.
Business is good in the State of Florida, and State Representative Doug Broxson provided a few examples while serving as guest speaker at last Friday’s Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) monthly membership meeting.
Two people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries following a three-vehicle wreck last Friday morning on Highway 98 in front of Harvest Village in Navarre.
The sounds of motorcycle engines could be heard roaring through Navarre on Saturday, rumbling like thunder and blowing down the streets like a hurricane. If it caught you’re attention, then the members of the Hurricane Alley Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) are glad.
The Navarre High girls soccer team began the week by shutting out Crestview 8 – 0 in a Nov. 5 away contest. Two days later, the Lady Raiders played arch-rival Gulf Breeze to a scoreless tie at NYSA. Playing their third game of the week, Navarre traveled to West Florida High School and shut out the Jaguars 2 – 0 last Saturday.
“Oh no,” Art Lynch replied when asked if he and his 10 siblings worked to help their father, a Youngstown, Ohio, steel worker, raise 11 children. “This was toward the end of the Great Depression, so jobs weren’t available to teens because they’d be taking away jobs from adults.
Holley-Navarre Middle School students understand that pets need a soft and warm place to sleep, too, and are helping to make the beds of local cats and dogs just a little better. And, what’s even better is that the effort will help support a local animal shelter.