Aug 8, 2017
City sets food and wine festival
MILTON — Nearly 10 months after allowing alcohol sales within city limits, Milton’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Guy Thompson Community Center will host a food, wine and craft beer festiva…
Aug 7, 2017
Pace man found dead in vehicle
PACE — After nearly a week of searching, 20-year-old Christopher Anthony Madine was found dead inside his vehicle Sunday.
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Sgt. Rich Alo…
Aug 7, 2017
Learning abroad
PENSACOLA — Kathleen ‘Katie’ Hudon of Pace was one of three faculty/staff members receiving a scholarship to China from the University of West Florida’s Confucius Institute.
Hudon, who is a UWF in…
Aug 7, 2017
Peck graduates from basic military training
MILTON — U.S. Air Force Airman Sheldon W. Peck graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed eight weeks' training in military …
Aug 7, 2017
Santa Rosa Community Briefs
'Steel Magnolias' stage play to feature Gulf Breeze woman FORT WALTON BEACH — Stage Crafters Community Theatre, Inc., Fort Walton Beach’s nonprofit theatre, will present “Steel Magnolias," featuring Gulf Breeze's Jennifer King, in August. The action is set in Truvy Jones' beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the wise-cracking […]
Aug 7, 2017
Sheriff's Office administrator graduates from leadership seminar
TALLAHASSEE — Thirty criminal justice executives have graduated from class five of the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute's Executive Leadership Seminar.
The graduates, including Santa Ro…
Aug 7, 2017
Pace Rotary learns about local Native American history
PACE — The Pace Rotary Club recently hosted Dan “Sky Horse” Helms of the Santa Rosa County Creek Indian Tribe.
Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, Native American cultures across the country…
Aug 7, 2017
Milton Rotary donates backpacks, learns about Pregnancy Resource Center
MILTON — The Milton Rotary Club recently received a visit from Cindy Roberts, who is with the Pregnancy Resource Center of Milton.
The center is a non-profit volunteer organization that works with …
Aug 7, 2017
What's Happening in Santa Rosa County
MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows. NAVARRE GARDEN CLUB SETS NEW-MEMBER TEA: New and prospective Navarre Garden Club members can attend an Aug. 24 tea. The event is set 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the home of Dale Powell, 8808 Sand Pine Road. Attendees can learn about the […]