On Monday, June 30, Pace High School’s NJROTC was named the Most Outstanding Unit in the Nation. This is the highest honor awarded by the Naval Service Training Command, and consideration included over 600 NJROTC programs nationwide.

On June 29, Voyage Church held their “Voyagers Takeover,” where members from the children’s ministry were able to participate in “adult” jobs in the church and during service.

Voyage, a non-denominational, mobile church that holds services at Avalon Middle School, held the event to allow the children to share their own faith with the church on Sundays during the worship services.

First responders have a difficult job. They are often the difference between life and death, a stressful profession in which it’s necessary to keep yourself mentally healthy. For Santa Rosa County’s Lifeguard Ambulance Service, this is where therapy dog Langley comes in.

“It was time,” University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders said when asked about her decision to resign from her role.

The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners reviewed the county’s current funds and revenue at their draft budget meeting on June 23. The board weighed opportunities to limit current construction projects taking place within the county and pull funding to supplement other parts of the budget. The balanced budget must be delivered by July 15, with the final budget hearing in September.

You’d think that Weber’s Skate World would be hot during their speed skating team’s practice. You’d be wrong.

Skaters whip by, helmets latched tightly, skates at the perfect angle, leaving viewers in their dust and producing a strong gust of wind as they zip by. Over the din of team chatter and skates sliding against the rink, you can hear Dave Weber calling the next group of skaters to prepare.

Roughly 34 people in the US die every day due to drunk driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On March 6, community member Luca Kukuk was one of those 34, killed after being hit head-on by an alleged drunk driver. During the Market of Pace’s third anniversary the market took time to honor the late Kukuk’s memory the week of his 23rd birthday.

The newly ordained Father William Gibson is a young priest. He knows he’s a young priest: the youngest in his diocese. Just newly out of seminary, a priest for only three weeks, Gibson accepts that. Last week, Gibson opened up about his faith, motivations, and childhood—including his childhood nickname, Woody—and demonstrated what the new generation of priests could be.

On June 14 Milton resident Rickey Petitt was arrested on charges of False imprisonment and Battery.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service on June 4 reporting an alleged kidnapping/false imprisonment that took place in their jurisdiction.

Three generations of the Wendt family work at Wendt Farm and Nursery, which has been operating in Santa Rosa County for over 35 years.