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Navarre man who stalked 7 year old’s window to be released

Written by Staff Reporters on July 6, 2022. Posted in News.

Eric Straight, who in August of 2020 was arrested on the felony charge of aggravated stalking of a child under the age of 12, is set to be released from jail on July 11. The news comes following a court hearing.

Straight had a restraining order to keep him away from the home of a child in his neighborhood but during the court hearing, the judge denied the order. The order was meant to keep him away from the house for one year.

Raider girls basketball team learning to thrive in pressure-packed moments

Written by Brian Lester on July 6, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Tied game. Overtime awaits.

Navarre’s girls basketball team is about to be tested in a summer league game against Crestview, and the pressure is welcomed for a team that won a lot of games easily last year but is expected to find itself in tighter contests this season after losing two of its best players to graduation.

Rx Express celebrates 20th anniversary

Written by Staff Reporters on June 30, 2022. Posted in Advertorial.

Nicklaus McMellon, PharmD, CPh, started shadowing his father Paul, RPh, when the family business Rx Express Pharmacy opened in 2002. Now 29, he is the full-time pharmacist.

“I love it. I would never do anything else,” Nick said.

Junior lifeguard training begins on Navarre Beach

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 29, 2022. Posted in Beach.

Last Wednesday, the first batch of this year’s Navarre Beach junior lifeguards hit the sand and the water to practice everything that goes into being a lifeguard.

Navarre High to gain three new assistant principals

Written by Staff Reporters on June 28, 2022. Posted in Education.

Santa Rosa County District Schools recently announced that Navarre High School will see the addition of three new assistant principals for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.

Culver’s food truck tour visits Navarre

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on June 14, 2022. Posted in Community.

On May 18, it was announced that Culver’s was taking ‘Wisconsin’ on the road in the form of a food truck tour that would be stopping at various locations across the United States.

Navarre was one of those places.

Navarre basketball camp focuses on fundamentals and creating passion for sport

Written by Brian Lester on June 13, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Young athletes cheer on each other as they launch up shots at the basket last Wednesday morning. Every time the ball goes in, the player gets to pick up a cone and move to the next spot on the court.

The energy is undeniable. The fun is, too, as 60 basketball players take part in the final day of the Navarre Raider hoops camp.

Former Navarre JROTC cadet now squadron commander

Written by Staff Reporters on June 10, 2022. Posted in Community.

In May, the 374th Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, said goodbye to Lt. Col. Anthony Tuero (left) and welcomed their new commander, Maj. David Perkins of Navarre, Fl.

Breaking point: Pressure on athletes can take toll on their mental health

Written by Brian Lester on June 9, 2022. Posted in Sports.

Student-athletes have a lot on their plate. The combination of school, sports, maintaining a social life and the added dynamic of social media can take their pressure to another level.

For some, a tragic breaking point is reached. Already this year, five college athletes have died by suicide.

Unlikely journey leads former Navarre Navy JROTC cadet into Air Force

Written by Brian Lester on May 31, 2022. Posted in Community.

Ariana Rice moved from Georgia to Florida when she was younger, and because she was now in a military area, her mindset on what the future held for her soon changed.

Rice joined the Navarre Navy Junior ROTC program in high school and that propelled her in a direction she never imagined her life would go.