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NAVARRE — The Panhandle Butterfly House’s 11th Annual Monarch Madness Butterfly Festival is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre.
Visitors can tour the vivarium — a screened…

Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on nonprofit organizations that improve Santa Rosa County residents’ quality of life.
MILTON — Due to a $100,000 donation from golf pro …

MILTON — An early-morning house fire left two University of West Florida students without any belongings other than the shirts on their backs.
On Sept. 13, Alexis Moore and Brianna Neal were asleep…

MILTON — Interested in helping pets and people during disasters? The Florida State Animal Response Coalition and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management are offering an Awareness Level Small Animal Sh…

5 things to do this weekend in Santa Rosa County

Visitors learned the history of the mill, which provided lumber and ironstone for the barracks that troops slept in during the Civil War.

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  NONPROFIT OFFERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: Invictus Knowledge Institute opens its doors to students for the first time on Sept. 25. New to the Pensacola community, Invictus is a nonprofit organization providing students alternative educational paths to a professional career in information technology. Invictus […]

MILTON — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County.   UPCOMING PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: through Dec. 8 as follows.  11-11:30 a.m. on Mondays at the Jay Library 11-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Navarre Library 11:15-11:45 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Milton Library 11:15-11:45 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Gulf Breeze Library 11-11:30 a.m. on […]

MILTON — These cleanup opportunities are available year-round. Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags supplied. Dress for the weather and bring water, bug spray and sunscreen as needed.   OCEAN HOUR VOLUNTEERS CLEAN NAVAL LIVE OAKS NATIONAL PARK: first Saturday of every month. Sign in at 8:45 a.m.; clean from 9-10 a.m. at Naval Live Oaks […]

The Mason-Allen House was a historic landmark on Elmira Street since its inception in 1871. The home remained in Mason’s family until the county purchased it in 1994.