Albert Marion Chambers Jr., who was lovingly known as Junior, died at the age of 79-years-old on Nov. 14. He was a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran and touched many lives by serving as the founding pastor of Joy Bible Baptist Church.

The annual Creek Fest is a celebration of the Santa Rosa Band of Creek Indians, who were known for speaking the Muscogee Nation language. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is one of the largest tribes in the United States. This year’s fest featured re-enactments, Muscogee stickball, arts and crafts vendors, and more.

The community drive-through food distribution event on Dec. 2 provided hundreds of families with free food. Last year 10,000 pounds of food was donated within one hour, this year both of those figures doubled.

Florida Friendly Fishing certification programs offered through Florida Sea Grant receives a national award honoring their efforts to keep waters healthy.

Feeding the Gulf Coast is giving away 20,000 pounds of food and Gulf Winds Credit Union donates $20,000 to Manna Food Pantries.

The annual Creek Fest is a celebration of the Santa Rosa Band of Creek Indians, who were known for speaking the Muscogee language. This year’s event featured re-enactments, Muscogee stickball, arts and crafts vendors, and more.

Paul and his wife Vivian Malson are the pastors of Hope Church, which resides at the former Moors Golf Course located on Avalon Blvd since 2015.

They have been pastors for 40 years, but rather than focus on growing a big church, they let God worry about that and put their efforts into ministry.

The 2024 annual awards ceremony for the Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Santa Rosa County honored local lifeguards and emergency medical technicians (EMT) for their outstanding accomplishments. One local EMT was named the EMT of the Year for the state of Florida.

District 3 Commissioner Rhett Rowell and District 1 Commissioner Bobby Burkett drew a large crowd at the clerk of courts on Nov. 19 for their swearing in ceremony.

Schoolboard officials were voted in by the citizens of Santa Rosa County, but the job does not end with elections. In fact, they are just getting started.