October was the month of pink. With Breast Cancer Awareness month in full effect, Milton city staff and community members gathered to spray paint the endzone of the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center’s rec football field in honor of breast cancer warriors.
For over six years, the Knights of Columbus 7027 and the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Ladies Auxiliary have been hosting dances and fellowship events for special needs residents and their families every fourth Thursday in the month. They held their annual Halloween dance Oct. 23.
Veterans Day, held Nov. 11, is a day to remember and honor America’s servicemembers. Santa Rosa County will be the site of several events to recognize veterans in our communities.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, recently announced the recipients of their 2025 grants, each worth $103,500. There were 12 grants handed out in total at the Oct. 19 annual meeting, also known as “Million Dollar Sunday.”
Every year, the Fenner Bike Ride comes to Milton. Bikers line up at their starting lines, helmets on, focused on the trail that lies ahead, whether it’s the 18-, 44-, 64- or 100-mile trail. This year, on Oct. 25, the event is coming around again.
The Munson Heritage Festival followed through on everything it promised: food, history, family fun, live music and everything in between. The event took place Oct. 11-12 at the Krul Lake Recreation Area in Blackwater River State Forest and drew a crowd likely into the thousands.
Milton High School played host to the Blackwater Classic Marching Band Festival Saturday, Oct. 4.
2025 marked the eighth year of the festival, which featured bands from as far away as Jackson County.
An approved background check is now required for Eglin Recreation Permitholders who hike on any of the more than 60 miles of the Florida Trail that cross the Eglin Air Force Base reservation, as well as for permitholders who explore other parts of the reservation’s nearly 255,000 acres that are open to conditional public access.
