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The Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee is hosting its annual Creek Fest celebration of Native American culture until about 6 p.m. today and from 9-dark Sunday at its grounds at 4750 Willard Norris Road.

Santa Rosa County, especially the East Milton and Pace areas, continue to experience high rates of commercial, industrial and residential growth. These are some of the subdivisions and businesses county officials have approved since Aug. 1:

City Manager Scott Collins told Milton’s city council last week the city needs a “total operational rebuild.”

For several years before Collins’ arrival in October, bitter divisions in the community have influenced city politics, resulting in many long, chaotic and often confrontational meetings. Such meetings became so regular that an area radio talk show host began airing embarrassing clips from Milton meetings in a segment spoofing the “Days of Our Lives” television soap opera.

Today is the last day for healthcare providers to volunteer for the FREE Remote Area Medical Clinic coming up Dec. 2-3.

Fentanyl usage has reached a crisis point in the United States. The potent and dangerous synthetic opioid, which is oftentimes mixed with other drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, is the leading cause of death in adults aged 18-45, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Hurlburt Field – As an Air Force Comptroller, our ability to adapt to the ebbs and flows of the budget environment and our customer needs is what makes our career field essential to the success of our great nation and the Department of Defense. It is exactly the mind set we need as the Air Force shifts into the Joint All Domain environment. In the conflict against a peer competitor, it will be key to provide flexible and resilient formations to meet commanders’ intent–within the Air Force, we call it Agile Combat Employment.

In 2020, an F-22 Raptor crashed deep within the Eglin range.  In the barren location with nothing but trees, snakes, fires, and jet plane wreckage, emergency responders endured sweltering 100-degree May heat for hours without access to restrooms or just a cool place to sit down and recharge.

“I love my giant Pokemon card,” Matthew Franklin, 8, told a customer on Nov. 9 at Alyssa’s Kids’ Market in Pace. “I left it at home.”

On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee Tribe will open its new cultural center on the first day of its 2023 Creek Festival. It has distributed about 7,600 festival tickets free to students in Santa Rosa County schools, hoping to encourage the students and their families to visit the center, which incorporates state-of-the-art displays to tell the story of an ancient people.