Community Archive

After 2 years of cancellations due to COVID restrictions, parents and their young children were ready for some fun and hands on learning activity sponsored by Azalea Garden Club of Pace (AGC).

Obie Crain knows the newspaper business.

He worked on Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette for just about 35 years, and he wore every hat.

A group of Marine veterans met at The Hangar in Milton to support a cause close to their hearts.

The USMC Combat Helicopter and Tiltrotor Association, also known as Pop A Smoke, raised funds on April 14 and 15 to refurbish the Marine Aviation Memorial Tower. They also used the opportunity to meet up with old and new friends.

Is Santa Rosa County a good place to live? Is it headed in the right direction? What are its strengths, and what are its challenges?

Pace Navy JROTC Commanding Officer Caitlin Proper has been through a championship run before. She came into this school year wanting to help the Patriots return to the top at nationals.

Blackwater Heritage State Trail has been a community favorite since the 1990s. Locals spearheaded the creation of the trail, and they continue to enjoy its history and beauty today.

Additional funding for the Peter Prince Field Airport master plan was approved at Thursday’s Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioner’s meeting.

Despite some neighbors’ concerns, vacant land south of the new Publix on Dogwood Drive is a step closer to becoming a commercial complex.

At the end of a dead-end road in Holley, the largest known collection of artifacts from the turpentine industry is kept in a tidy clay-colored building behind Raymond Melvin’s home.

Melvin, whose dad, granddads and great-granddads all trace their roots to the industry, started his collection when he was 22. More than 50 years later, it includes more than 1,000 items ranging from tools and scales to cut trees and cups to hold the sap.

Jay Chapter No. 208, Order of the Eastern Star, installed new officers Friday night for 2022-2023 at the Jay Masonic Lodge. Debbie Maxson assumed leadership of the local chapter as the Worthy Matron. Serving with her is Mickey Brown, Worthy Patron. Chapter members and visitors enjoyed the formal installation ceremony in the beautifully decorated chapter room. Visitors came from several chapters in Pensacola and Milton to share in the festivities and congratulate all the new officers on their installation.