Navarre prevails as district champs in Beach Bowl for the ages
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Under a minute remained in this Beach Bowl for the ages Friday night.
Oh what a night it had been up to this point. Dolphin Stadium was rocking and swaying with energy, excitement, emotion, adrenaline and everything else a fierce high school rivalry should feature.
Navarre man sentenced to 25 years in prison for lewd and lascivious behavior
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Crime, News.
A Navarre man will be spending the next 25 years behind bars and the rest of his life on sex offender probation after he was sentenced on Oct. 20. Michael Joseph Bouley, 66, was also designated as a sexual predator by Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey.
According to a press release from the Office of the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding child molestation on Feb. 18, 2022.
A flare for fire safety: Holley Navarre Fire District holds open house
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community.
Advanced Fire Protection Services held a demonstration at Holley Navarre Fire District’s open house on Oct. 15.
The demonstration showed people the difference fire sprinklers can make in a house fire.
Large crowd gathers to hear Navarre Town Center plan
Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in News.
On Thurs., Oct. 13, Preserve Navarre held a meeting, or rather a town hall, to discuss the Navarre Town Center project. There were around 110 people on hand for the town hall.
The Town Center project, which is being shepherded along by Bob Benaquis, owner of TC’s Front Porch, is a development which will extend from Presidio St. to Prado St. with the northern boundary of E Esplanade St. and a southern boundary of Highway 98.
Runners cover Navarre Beach in pink for breast cancer awareness
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Beach.
October is nationally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A local nonprofit, Pink Pirates of Navarre colors the beach path along Gulf Boulevard in pink one Saturday every October with runners and walkers dressed in pink tutus and pink wigs.
Navarre Raider swim teams shine at county meet
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Excitement, energy and races that went down to the wire. It was all bundled into one to set the stage for a highly competitive Santa Rosa County Meet last Thursday afternoon at the Pullum YMCA.
At the end of the meet, Navarre’s girls swim team stood tall as county champions, winning despite claiming first in only three events.
Clutch kick caps thrilling win for Navarre Raiders
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.
Two big throws from Hunter Pfiester to Jadon Reese helped move the Navarre Raiders deep into Mosley territory, and now, with clock winding down, it was time for Taylor Gardner to take a shot at sealing the deal.
Until last Thursday night here in Panama City, Gardner had never been in a position to make a game-winning field goal. He’ll admit he was a little nervous, but that’s natural in a pressure-packed moment. Then again, he was also confident.
Navarre Slim Chickens set to open on Halloween
Written by Kaitie Kiger on . Posted in Business.
A new fast-casual restaurant that specializes in chicken is coming to Navarre and is set to open Oct. 31.
Slim Chickens is located at 8006 Navarre Parkway, right across from the Navarre Post Office.
According to their website, the Slim Chickens menu offers fresh cooked to order chicken tenders, wings, 17 different house sauces to try, wraps, chicken & waffles, a signature Cayenne Ranch chicken sandwich and fresh salads, authentic sides, iced teas (sweet, unsweet, raspberry, peach), lemonade. And it only takes a few minutes to get a fresh hot meal.
Navarre Beach Lifeguards, Fire Rescue member honored
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Beach, Community, Photos.
On Sept. 21, Navarre Beach Fire Rescue Fire Chief Danny Fureigh honored several lifeguards and a member of Navarre Beach Fire Rescue at an awards ceremony.
Lifeguards Garrett Edwards, Daniel Walsh, Ryan Conner, and Austin Koenigseder were honored for helping save a diver in distress at the reef near Navarre Beach over the Summer. John Becker was recognized as a Lifeguard of the Year for the 2022 season. Cole Burton received recognition as the Most Improved Lifeguard of the Year for the 2022 season. Zack Miller was named Lifeguard Rookie of the Year for the 2022 season. The NBFR member who was honored was Patrick Wissing, who became a full time member of NBFR recently. Wissing is a firefighter/paramedic.


