The Pace Center for Girls Escambia-Santa Rosa will host its 13th Annual Men Who Cook fundraiser Sunday, April 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sanders Beach Corrine Jones Resource Center, bringing together amateur and professional male chefs competing to support at-risk girls and young women across Santa Rosa County.

A portion of the outside lane of the Pea Ridge Connector roundabout will be closed beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25, and continue through Friday, Feb. 27, according to Santa Rosa County officials.

A 37-year-old Pace woman was arrested on Feb. 16 after authorities say she stabbed her husband’s vehicle multiple times with a kitchen knife during a domestic disturbance at a residence on Tulip Hill Road.

A 59-year-old Opelousas, Louisiana man has died after sustaining injuries in a single-car crash that occurred on Interstate 10 near mile-marker 35 in Santa Rosa County on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A portion of Willard Norris Road at Red Pine Street will be milled and repaved beginning Monday morning, Feb. 23, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County.

A 49-year-old man from Wharton, Texas, was found dead Tuesday afternoon inside a semi-truck parked along Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County after a welfare check prompted a response from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), according to authorities.

Wednesday, Feb. 18, marks the annual tradition of Ash Wednesday in the Christian faith.

Ash Wednesday is a time of reflection and renewed focus on Christ, his teachings and each person’s faith journey. The day will also mark the beginning of the Lenten period, a season of prayer and fasting which lasts for 40 days until Easter Sunday.

The sidewalks at the intersection of West Spencer Field and South Spencer Field Roads are now closed to all pedestrian traffic for the construction of a roundabout. This is only for the portion of the sidewalks within the project area. Sidewalks past these points remain open for use.

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A Jay man has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and five counts of animal cruelty after several animals were seized from his property.