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Pace’s girls basketball team falls in district final

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

In a pressure-packed third quarter Friday night, a district title riding on the outcome, Aisley Shields had two great looks from beyond the arc that likely would have swung the momentum in Pace’s direction.

On the first attempt, the ball nearly rolled in before rolling out. The ball simply bounced off the rim on the second shot.

Slow start tough to overcome for Panthers

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports.

When Javier Valarezo knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game Wednesday night against Pensacola, cutting the Tiger lead to eight at Barbara Rose Gymnasium, the Milton Panthers started to believe that perhaps they could rally for a road win.

After a slow start, the Panthers were back in the game, but they couldn’t get the stops they needed defensively to flip the script in a 60-44 loss.

Dusting Off

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.

In the 20-plus years I have been a journalist, I have covered hundreds of events, written thousands of stories. However, the story that had probably the biggest impact on my life wasn’t even a story that I wrote.

In October 2016, I was the editor of two different weekly newspapers, one that sadly isn’t around any longer and the other is not the paper that it used to be because of budget cuts, which is just as sad. That was when we found out that Alaqua Animal Refuge had rescued dozens of Great Danes.

Some things aren’t easier with time

Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Opinion.

It’s hard for me to believe, but I have lived in Northwest Florida for more than 20 years now.

I moved down here from Indiana back in November 2002. At the time, my best friend and his girlfriend, now his wife, moved to Okaloosa Island to take jobs at some local newspapers.

Collectible K9s: Sheriff’s Office hands out specialized cards to community

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, News.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has gone to the dogs! Or, at least, they are very excited about telling the community about them.

The law enforcement agency recently started an initiative to reach out to the community and positively engage them in what the K9 unit does. As a part of that initiative, the Sheriff’s Office has created a special set of trading cards that highlight the various K9s in the unit.

Acclaimed dog trainer brings company to Milton

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in News.

Jeff Minder first discovered he had a passion for dogs when he was at Hurlburt Field, where he was a SERE trainer, teaching airmen to evade enemy canines. SERE is short for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.

Since retiring from the military, Minder has created a dog training business that has led to major breakthroughs in COVID detection and led to acclaim as one of the preeminent dog trainer schools in the country. Minder’s business is Top Tier K9.

Patriot boys basketball team shows signs of improvement

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Sports, Uncategorized.

Up until a minute left in the third quarter, Pace’s boys basketball team was on the cusp of taking control of its game against Crestview.

The Patriots trailed by only three, and then with the final seconds winding down on the clock, the Bulldogs got a 3-pointer off that swayed the momentum in the other direction.

Fired up defensive effort propels Argos into final four

Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Uncategorized.

A beautiful day. A beautiful game. 

And at the end of it, the University of West Florida football team found itself on the doorstep of the NCAA Division II national championship game, the sixth-ranked Argos punching their ticket to the final four with a 45-7 win over Wingate Saturday afternoon at Pen Air Field.

Blessing of pets held at St. Sylvester’s

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Faith.

The morning of Sat., Oct. 8, St. Sylvester’s Catholic Church held their annual Blessing of the Pets.

The event brought out dozens of animals and their owners, who looked to receive blessings from Father John Kelly.

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