You wouldn’t know it from the outside, but a strip mall fronting Dogwood Drive in Milton keeps the craft of theater alive in Santa Rosa County.

Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will return to two meetings this week as commissioners will hold meetings at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 8.

Public comment is expected to be dominated by the proposed Navarre Beach Boardwalk, for which the county will host a public workshop at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 in Milton.

When doctors sent Kathy Troup home on hospice care after emergency spinal surgery in May, she was told she might have two months to live. Her daughter left college in Gainesville to care for her and pushed for a second opinion.

Eight additional harvest days have been added to the 2026 Gulf private recreational red snapper season, allowing harvest to remain open continuously from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22.

These additional days will align recreational red snapper fishing opportunities across Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will set pet adoption fees at just $10 for its Fall Fest Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the shelter in Milton, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

Santa Rosa County libraries will adjust their operating hours beginning Monday, Oct. 5. The change will affect all five libraries in the area, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

A nonprofit that aims to make sure no student in Santa Rosa County goes without food is gearing up to provide students at 31 schools with food for the Thanksgiving break.

Santa Rosa County cut the ribbon on the new Allentown Community Park, a brand-new park and outdoor fitness center, on Sept. 23. Commissioner Rhett Rowell said the project came together with donated land, grant funding and work done in-house to save taxpayer funds.

During September and October, a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the first Spanish settlement in the New World will shine a light on Pensacola’s connection to the Aztec people.

“Indios Amigos: Aztec Allies and the (New) Spanish Conquest of La Florida” features artifacts from the 1559 Tristan De Luna expedition and settlement in Pensacola.

Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank told members of the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce Sept. 16 that parents worried about their children online are usually asking the wrong questions.