News Archive

Charlie Cottrell was on spring break when he got the news Birmingham-Southern is closing its doors at the end of this school year.

A football recruit out of Navarre, Cottrell was looking forward to his time as a college athlete for the Panthers starting this fall.

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson is commending the Florida Forest Service (FFS) and its firefighters with the Blackwater Forestry Center for their quick work of a wildfire that occurred March 28, 2024, on Garcon Point. The mitigation efforts prior to this wildfire – which were funded by the 2022 Emergency Wildfire Management Fund – largely attributed to the containment of the fire, prevented home destruction, and saved lives.

Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. – The 96th Security Forces Squadron will begin 100 percent identification checks for anyone accessing the installation in May.

On Friday April 5, Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts was notified that a recent payment to a vendor in the amount of $852,983.06 had been intercepted as a result of fraud. Upon notification The Clerk of Courts’ Finance Department issued a fraud alert to their bank.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. – Balancing work and home life can be a challenge for many Airmen. Adding children to the mix can make it even more difficult, and for single parents, that’s another story.

Teachers, students and administrators from schools across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties gathered in Pensacola to hand out awards for Career and Technical Education programs within each school district.

The Jay Research Facility, which is part of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), will soon be able to house more UF graduate students on property.

Some secrets of the past are hidden away in ancient cathedrals or archives, others are hidden in plain sight.

On March 23, members of Milton Rotary Club ventured to what remains of Santa Rosa County’s Poor Farm, a cemetery overtaken by underbrush and decades of time.

Mission, Kan. (AP) – Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient.

Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.

Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (AFNS) – During exercise Red Flag 24-2, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps personnel trained alongside the Royal Netherlands Air Force from March 11-24.