Jun 22, 2017
What's Happening in Santa Rosa County
MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows. THE GREATER PENSACOLA ORCHID SOCIETY will hold its annual public plant auction 12:30 p.m. June 24 at the community center, Behula Baptist Church, 5805 Beulah Church Road, Pensacola. Proceeds benefit the Greater Pensacola Orchid Society. All orchids will be sold regardless of price. […]
Jun 22, 2017
Triggerfish harvesting, drug possession among FWC incidents
MILTON — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed these cases between June 9 and 15 in Santa Rosa County:
OFF-SEASON TRIGGERFISH HARVESTING
Officers Ramos and McHenry were on…
Jun 22, 2017
Story Lab takes focus at Rotary meeting
PACE — Pace Rotary’s latest guest speaker was Christian Garman, co-manager of the Story Lab at the University of West Florida’s Innovation Institute.
The Story Lab is a newly created endeavor that …
Jun 22, 2017
Change of command: HT-28 gets new leadership
MILTON — Helicopter Training Squadron TWENTY-EIGHT observed a time-honored Navy tradition June 9 as the commanding officer of the unit passed command to another officer in the Naval Air Station Whiti…
Jun 22, 2017
UWF ranks high in Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model
PENSACOLA — The University of West Florida ranks in the top three top-performing public universities in the state and will secure more than $20 million in new funding for the 2017-18 academic year, t…
Jun 22, 2017
It's a rock painting party!
MILTON — Boomerang Pizza took part in a craze sweeping the nation when it hosted a rock painting party on June 20.
Dozens of children and their parents attended the event that was free and open to …
Jun 22, 2017
Landscape designer visits with Kiwanis members
MILTON — Lee Willingham, an Auburn University graduate with a degree in Landscape Architecture, recently visited with Sunrise Kiwanis members.
“Willingham's design and implementation of color and …
Jun 22, 2017
Guy Thompson Community Center activities: June 26-30
MILTON — Guy Thompson Community Center’s upcoming activities are as follows. All are free to participate in unless otherwise stated.
Monday, June 26
8:30 a.m. — Zumba. Class is $5.
9 a.m.…
Jun 22, 2017
Panhandle Butterfly House sets 'Make More Milkweed' class
NAVARRE — The Panhandle Butterfly House is offering a class on propagating milkweed.
The event is set 10:30 a.m. until noon July 8 at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre at the foot of the Navarre Beac…
Jun 22, 2017
14 sailors recognized in frocking ceremony
MILTON — Fourteen sailors received their newly earned ranks June 2 at the CDR Clyde E. Lassen Auditorium during a frocking ceremony onboard Naval Air Station Whiting Field.
Naval Air Station Whitin…