Job fair at Navarre High opens doors to employment opportunities
Navarre High School held a job fair last week and recruited about 30 employers to participate.
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New Navarre Beach rental caters to large families
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in News.
Navarre Beach is filled with beach house rentals, but very few can hold 30 people comfortably. Some families find ways around that by inflating air mattresses and combining sleeping arrangements.
No Shoes Beach House, which was recently completed, is a new option for large groups with nine bedrooms.
Navarre Beach has ‘big parking problem’
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in Beach.
Events sponsored by nonprofit groups on Navarre Beach, especially during the high season, came under fire at last week’s Tourist Development Council meeting. Specifically, concerns were expressed about these events taking up parking spaces, a particularly valuable commodity now that tourism has increased threefold in the last half-dozen years.
Navarre Raider girls weightlifting team takes aim at back-to-back state titles
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
If everything goes according to plan, Navarre’s girls weightlifting team is poised to add another state championship to the program’s tradition-rich history.
Executing that plan comes down to avoiding mistakes and everyone embracing their role.
Navarre boy speaks through art, wins state-wide award
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Community.
Chevy Whitehead, a 12-year-old student at Holley-Navarre Middle School (HNMS), was announced as a Arts4All December 2021 Student of the Month and awarded a personalized trophy with his sculpture attached to the base Feb. 1.
Chevy’s art has helped him to express himself over the course of the last two years. Chevy is on the spectrum and is minimally verbal. He can often struggle to answer questions and get his point across. Not only does Chevy speak through his art, but art has taught him how to communicate better.
Child predator sting operation nets Navarre, Gulf Breeze men
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in News.
An elaborate multi-agency investigation dubbed Operation Wolves Blanket has resulted in the arrest of 12 men on charges of child solicitation.
Over a five-day period, Walton County Sheriff’s Office conducted the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) operation to target those seeking out children for sexual activity.
Navarre Raiders resilient in comeback win
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Derek Percivalle saw the ball rolling on the court and dove for it as if he was recovering a fumble on the football field.
Percivalle, for the record, is also a Navarre football player, and he knew he had to do something to keep hope alive for securing a comeback win over Milton.
Navarre local and Christian bass player Jay Weaver passes into ‘glory’
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Faith.
Jay Weaver’s time on this earth came to a close Jan. 2. He was 42 years young.
He played the bass in contemporary Christian band Big Daddy Weave and his family says they know exactly where he is now. After over two decades on a medical roller coaster, Jay continued to trust in the Lord.
Cause of death determined for Navarre homeless man
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Four months after a 36-year-old homeless man was found dead near the Navarre Beach Causeway, an autopsy determined that Jeremy Wheatman died of alcohol toxicity.
Navarre “Rocks”: What you need to know about rock painting
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Donna Woodward, who moved to Navarre in 1993, was on a trip with a friend when a colorful rock caught her eye.
On the back was the name of a Facebook group which led her to a page filled with colorful rocks – people hiding them, people finding them and people painting them.