Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council debated during a Jan. 16 meeting whether to contribute $200,000 to the Agriplex project in East Milton, but it may be a moot point if project organizers have enough money to cover the entire cost.
Navarre High School dominated the district meet held Jan. 9 at home, placing first in nine of 10 weight divisions. The Raiders also had five second-place winners and one third-place finisher.
This time of the year every game is a challenge, according to Navarre girls’ soccer coach Rob Simon. In a week of non-district matchups, the Raiders beat a very tough Choctawhatchee team on Monday Jan. 7, tied Pensacola Catholic on Tuesday Jan. 8 and succumbed to West Florida after leading the game for the first 60 minutes on Friday, Jan. 11.
Navarre freshman Nadia Fingall recorded a triple-double and the Lady Raiders played their most complete basketball game of the season Friday in a 59-32 rout of visiting Tate High School.
Navarre High School’s boys’ soccer team played three games last week, winning against West Florida and Pensacola Catholic and losing to Choctawhatchee. Raiders coach Ken MacDonald substituted freely in each game attempting to rest several injured players before next week’s district tournament.
Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) documented fewer manatee deaths in 2012 than in the previous three years, as milder winter temperatures led to significantly less cold-related mortality. The FWC recorded 392 manatee carcasses in state waters last year, of which a quarter was determined to be from human-related causes.
Hospitality Night on Feb. 10 at St. Peter Catholic Parish will introduce Awakening Faith, a program designed to encourage and help Catholics come back to the church.