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Santa Rosa County Animal Services will set pet adoption fees at just $10 for its Fall Fest Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the shelter in Milton, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

As Northwest Florida moves out of summer heat and into fall, gardeners should hold off on planting most cool-season crops for a few more weeks, according to a local horticultural agent at the Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension office.

A nonprofit that aims to make sure no student in Santa Rosa County goes without food is gearing up to provide students at 31 schools with food for the Thanksgiving break.

Santa Rosa County cut the ribbon on the new Allentown Community Park, a brand-new park and outdoor fitness center, on Sept. 23. Commissioner Rhett Rowell said the project came together with donated land, grant funding and work done in-house to save taxpayer funds.

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.

A woman once pulled into the food pantry at Woodbine Church in a car newer than most, and pantry coordinator Ed Dean watched people notice.

An online petition urging a proposed YMCA in Pace to include a community pool is being aimed at Santa Rosa County officials, but the county’s planning director said the design decision rests with the nonprofit, which has not yet bought the land.

Santa Rosa County will hold a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Sept. 22 at 8:30 a.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Building in Milton. The county calendar confirms the regular meeting for that date and time.

Santa Rosa County has received a low bid of more than $8.3 million for the proposed Navarre Beach Boardwalk, a project that has dominated public comment at county meetings for nearly a month.

Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have partnered to deploy hundreds of new reefs in the Gulf to further enhance marine ecosystems and fishing opportunities for locals and tourists combined.