Pastors, public servants and community members gathered May 7 at Jernigan’s Landing in Milton to mark the National Day of Prayer, lifting up prayers for government, military families, schools, businesses and the media under the 2026 national theme “Glorify God Among the Nations.”

The Leapfrog Group, an independent patient safety watchdog group that has been grading healthcare facilities for over 20 years, recently announced its Spring 2026 grades for hospitals in our area.

On the last Saturday of every month, cars line up three deep in the parking lot of Olivet Baptist Church, where a small congregation hands out roughly 200 bags of groceries to families across Santa Rosa County.

Every school morning, Margaret Bailey and her brother walked from East Milton to J.V. Turner School on Susan Street. Cold, raining, hot, it didn’t matter. The bus rolled past them on the road and kept going.

Pet adopters can take home a dog or cat for $5 this month at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, as the shelter partners with Bissell Pet Foundation for an Empty the Shelters event aimed at moving animals into homes.

A career fair targeting military members, veterans and their families will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium, 4530 Spikes Way.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on April 24 recognized Pace High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program for placing second at the 2026 NJROTC national championship.

Two people in Floridatown are without a home after a house fire Friday, May 1, according to the Pace Fire District.

A 40-year-old Milton man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after deputies say he pointed a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident that stretched more than 20 miles along Highway 87 South in April.

Stan McDaniels does not describe himself as an activist. He describes himself as someone who got beaten up by a system he knew was wrong and decided to do something about it.