Sep 8, 2017
'Get ready to ride it out'
In the wake of a possible hurricane, local agencies prepare and inform the public of the steps they need to take to protect themselves, their families and their homes.
Sep 8, 2017
Gulf Breeze students place in national history competition
MILTON — National History Day is an annual contest where students create websites, performances, exhibits, papers and documentaries related to historical events and people. In June, three Santa Rosa …
Sep 8, 2017
City council revisits opening community center on weekends
MILTON — The City Council and city staff have continued discussions about opening the Guy Thompson Community Center on weekends, but still have some concerns. At the Sept. 5 Executive Committee meeti…
Sep 7, 2017
13 adoptable pets in Santa Rosa County
Editor’s Note: Each week, Santa Rosa County Animal Services and the Press Gazette share photos and descriptions of several animals in need of immediate adoption.
If you are interested in adopting o…
Sep 7, 2017
Santa Rosa Community Briefs
Blood donations needed for Texas flooding MILTON — OneBlood, the local nonprofit blood center serving the southeastern United States, is preparing to send blood to Texas and stands ready to assist until further notice. To ensure enough blood is available locally and for Texas, OneBlood urges all eligible donors to donate blood as soon as […]
Sep 7, 2017
Pace Rotary members learn about Pea Ridge Elementary outreach
PACE — The Pace Rotary Club’s recent guest speakers were Brenda Dwiggins (Pea Ridge Elementary assistant principal) and Sue Collier (STEAM teacher at Pea Ridge Elementary).
Dwiggins and Collier cam…
Sep 7, 2017
Woman with Milton ties engaged to Maryland man
Capt. and Mrs. Michael Grimes, USCG (retired), of Fayetteville, Georgia, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Rebecca Michelle Grimes, to Joseph Thomas Loeffler, son of Mr…
Sep 7, 2017
Navarre teen helps lead Florida’s anti-tobacco movement
MILTON — Students Working Against Tobacco, Florida’s statewide youth-led movement to combat the tobacco industry, announced the names of its new Youth Advocacy Board members.
Catalina Rios, a senio…
Sep 7, 2017
Andrews Institute welcomes orthopaedic trauma and fracture care specialist
GULF BREEZE — Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine welcomes orthopaedic trauma and fracture care specialist Amanda Wright to its team of experts.
Wright has clinical interests in th…
Sep 7, 2017
'It’s a ship like no other'
MAYPORT, Fla. — As the nation prepares to observe the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a 2003 Navarre High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard a ship built …