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PACE — The Pace Chamber of Commerce is holding a Thanksgiving Boston butt sale.
The chamber — which is taking pre-orders now for $30 — must receive the order and payment by Nov. 9 to allow preparat…

MILTON — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County.   UPCOMING BOOK CHAT:  4 p.m. Sept. 6, Pace Library, 4750 Pace Patriot Blvd. This month's Book Chat selection is "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" by Joel Dicker.  Registration is required. ROCK PAINTING: 6-7 p.m. Sept. 6, Gulf Breeze Library, 1060 Shoreline Drive. […]

BAGDAD — Dog Days of Summer Fest will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Bagdad Mill Site Park, 7024 Magnolia St.
The event features a mile and half-mile fun run with pets. The cost is $5…

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 […]

MILTON — During Thursday morning thunderstorms, a home near Sims Middle School was struck by lightning causing a fire. According to Chief Bobby Whitfield with Pace Fire Rescue District, the fire depa…

PENSACOLA — Professional golfer Bubba Watson from Bagdad is donating $500,000 to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart as a result of winning the MetLife MatchUp, an online voting con…

MILTON — The Order of the Eastern Star is sponsoring a $10 fried fish dinner.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9, visitors can eat at the Santa Rosa Masonic Lodge, 5158 Pike St. in Milton at the corner…

PENSACOLA — Jazz Gumbo will feature Caravan performing the music of Django Reinhardt from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 18 in Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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3 things to do in Santa Rosa County

MILTON — Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Santa Rosa County as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.  For the upcoming Labor Day Holiday, the…