Community Archive

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.

Milton Chapter No. 189, Order of the Eastern Star, installed new officers Saturday for the 2022-2023 year. The formal ceremony was held at the historic Santa Rosa Masonic Lodge #16 in Milton. Roberta Brown will serve as Worthy Matron for the upcoming year and Jason Weaver as Worthy Patron. Jason is also the Worshipful Master of Pace Masonic Lodge #349 this year.

To a passing motorist, the corner of Hamilton Bridge Road and Glover Lane may look like others in Milton. The city-owned utility easement has patches of scrubby grass and a circle of landscaping near the triangle formed by the intersection.

“He grew up in the shadow of his brother Charles Jiminez, who at 17 was the youngest member of the Seattle Mariner’s baseball team to be drafted. Will wanted to emulate his brother’s accomplishments, and I always knew that his optimism and enthusiasm for whatever he took on would one day allow him to achieve his dream.”

The first meeting with FABA is always on the organization, after that we encourage you to join this fine organization. Membership is by family and for a family to join go to https://blacksmithing.org (click on the membership tab), the cost is only $30 per year.