Free Thanksgiving-themed food boxes will be handed out to 500 families at a drive-through location in Milton later this month.

The newest member of the Perrine family didn’t waste any time getting to the Halloween party.

Libraries across Santa Rosa County are helping local students stay warm this winter.

Another sea turtle nesting season has come and gone. This year, there were 17 total nests on Navarre Beach, with an estimated 1,700 eggs in total. All were loggerhead sea turtles.

While it was a relatively high number of nests compared to recent years, the promising season turned sour in July. A series of storms inundated 13 nests with water, in essence destroying them. Hatchlings breathe through their porous shells before emerging and crawling to the sea.

The historic buildings at Arcadia Mill survived Hurricane Isaias mostly intact, but fallen trees have made the historic walking trail impassable, and staff say it will take weeks to cut a path back in.

If last year was any indication, this year’s Rural Roots Day Agriculture Expo seems to be another hit in northern Santa Rosa County.

A line of cars stretched a quarter-mile down Commerce Road Oct. 24 as a Pensacola-based ministry handed out hundreds of pounds of food to those in need as Santa Rosa County recovers from Hurricane Isaias.

The citizens of Bay County know what it’s like to be in the position of asking for help following a hurricane. On Oct. 26, they decided to help pay it forward.

The United Cajun Navy, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, cooked pork, pasta and green beans for about 500 sheriff’s office employees. Chef Josh Austin said the meal took 80 pounds of pasta to make.

A group of about 15 volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse helped clear Linda Farr’s backyard in Milton on Oct. 15.