An ice bag was taped to the shoulder of his pitching arm. A smile stretched across his face.
Korey Betts was feeling pretty good about how things had just played out for Navarre’s baseball team in its 4-3 come-from-behind win over Crestview Thursday night at home.
While the world’s attention is fixed on addressing the coronavirus, a team from Navarre First Assembly of God traveled to Togo, West Africa to address other needs there.
The church, in partnership with Operation Lift Up (www.operationliftup.com), has built and equipped a new pregnancy center to serve this country with its high rate of maternal deaths.
The new Ascension Sacred Heart ER in Navarre held a ribbon-cutting Monday and will open to patients Tuesday, April 13 at 7 a.m., providing 24-hour emergency care to all ages.
Navarre ER, associated with Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, which held a ribbon cutting April 1, announced Monday that it would open at the same time.
That brings the total of emergency rooms in Navarre to three. Baptist Hospital opened theirs in the fall.
Bed tax numbers for Santa Rosa County increased 28.42% in February over last year, representing the fifth straight increase for the fiscal year beginning in October.
In the first three months of 2021, Navarre Beach lifeguards have already rescued more people than they did all last year.
That number is 48 and rising.
The high number of swimmers in trouble combined with extremely busy beaches led to a request for additional funding to double the number of lifeguards on the beach.
Olivia Warren had active hands on defense, knocking away a couple of pass attempts.
Skylar Burleson ran the point effectively and even drove inside, getting fouled on the way up for a shot. Tailor Ernst battled for rebounds and was scrappy on defense. She even knocked down a 3-pointer.
Bri Edwards started out doing ballet. It wasn’t long before the Gulf Coast Gymnastics star and Navarre High senior discovered that maybe it wasn’t the best fit.
“I was a bit too energetic for ballet,” Edwards said with a laugh. “I had a friend that was doing gymnastics and I signed up to do it with her.”