Community Archive

Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank told members of the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce Sept. 16 that parents worried about their children online are usually asking the wrong questions.

It took 26 years for the Ray of Hope ministry to hit a significant milestone. On Sept. 19, it did just that.

The grant finalists for IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area’s annual meeting have been announced.

The philanthropic women’s organization has selected 20 nonprofit organizations for 2026. According to IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, 13 of the 20 finalists will receive a grant of $101,000 during the annual meeting. The meeting will be held Oct. 11.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will cut adoption fees to $10 for cats and dogs from Sept. 18-30 as part of a national adoption drive sponsored by the BISSELL Pet Foundation.

Florida residents will be receiving tax relief on firearms, ammunition and a range of hunting, fishing and camping supplies September through Dec. 31.

Florida residents will be receiving tax relief on firearms, ammunition and a range of hunting, fishing and camping supplies September through Dec. 31.

On Monday, Sept. 14, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the start of Florida’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday. This is the second year of the tax holiday.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month this September by connecting families with the mental health resources they may need.

On Sept. 11, 2001, former U.S. Marshal Dominic Guadagnoli was in a morning briefing a few blocks from the World Trade Center when the first plane hit.

At that moment, an ordinary September day would be etched forever into Guadagnoli’s memory — and America’s.

For 26 years, when someone in Santa Rosa County has faced one of the worst days of their life, Bill Wright has often been the man walking in behind first responders.

For more than 20 years, a group of volunteers on horseback has represented the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at parades, school visits and law enforcement memorials, with many residents not knowing such a group exists.