Oct 3, 2025
Government shutdown impacts Gulf Coast
With the start of the new fiscal year came the first federal government shutdown since the 35-day shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019.
Sep 22, 2025
Pace Walmart Neighborhood Market opens on Berryhill Road to big crowd
Walmart has found a new home on Berryhill Road in Pace. Last Wednesday, Sept. 17, hundreds of area residents enjoyed taking part in the Pace Walmart Neighborhood Market’s grand opening festivities. The store is an addition to a rapidly growing community, with convenience being a major factor welcomed by residents.
Sep 18, 2025
Blue Angels homecoming pushed back one week
The Emerald Coast will have to wait an extra week for the Blue Angels’ return this November.
Sep 17, 2025
Pace, Milton nonprofits named as finalists for annual IMPACT 100 grants
Fifteen nonprofit organizations from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were named finalists for the 2025 IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area’s grants.
Over the years, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, has awarded 165 grants worth $17,492,000 to local nonprofits.
Sep 11, 2025
SRC Firefighters climb stairs in honor of 9/11 first responders
Twenty-four years ago, Sept. 11 became an infamous date in the annals of American history.
Four planes were hijacked, with three crashing into major American buildings, such as the Pentagon and Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Nearly 3,000 people died, including hundreds of first responders.
Sep 2, 2025
Florida DEP to establish ‘alliance’ for underfunded US-90 Trail Corridor project
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is seeking community support for their Trail Town program and related efforts to pave the US-90 Trail Corridor that runs through Mil-ton—a designated “trail town.” Without secured funding, nearly two-thirds of the corridor remains unpaved in Santa Rosa County.
Sep 2, 2025
Warhorse Project founder acquitted at trial, nonprofit faces financial burden
Facing a decade in prison, Milton father Sean Hollonbeck went to trial Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Santa Rosa County. Hollonbeck was ultimately acquitted on charges of false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The charges were related to a 2024 incident in which Hollonbeck held an Uber driver at gun-point. Throughout his time facing the charges, Hollonbeck maintained he acted as any parent would under the circumstances.
Aug 27, 2025
‘He’s a biggun’
Alligator hunting season in Florida began Aug. 15 at midnight. Within just a few hours, what will likely be one of the biggest gators of the season was caught on the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County.
Aug 25, 2025
Stuff the Bus garnered $78K in school supplies, donations in 2025
This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2025-26 school year.
Aug 20, 2025
Finding family in faith: Marcus Pointe Baptist Church hosts Pace community event
It’s a busy day at Benny Russell Park, as it should be on a warm, beautiful Sunday afternoon, just a day before children begin the school year. The park is loud, filled not just with the laughter and joy of children but also music as a speaker serenades the crowd with Christian music. There are inflatables set up in the open area past the park’s splash pad. Teenagers are tossing a football back and forth. Children are chowing down on burgers and hot dogs and families are lounging in the shade under large white canopies.