For the past five years, Chumuckla Community Church has faithfully given boxes filled with food donations to the local community.

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters from Franklin County to the Florida/Alabama state line must be removed from the water before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. This closure will give groups authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the water.

New Milton City Councilmembers drew a large crowd at the Milton City Hall on Dec.10 for their commencement ceremony.

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.

During National Farm to City Week hundreds of families were provided holiday meal boxes for free on Nov. 26 at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center.

Lulu Gribbin, a 15-year-old shark attack survivor, came back to the Emerald Coast to meet some of the people who helped save her life this past June.

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.

UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Waterfront Rescue Mission will feed 500 families in Santa Rosa County and 500 families in Escambia County this Thanksgiving holiday. This event is first come, first served with up to two families per vehicle.

The Santa Rosa County Firefighters’ Association and the Friends of Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter have partnered up to equip fire departments with pet microchip readers.

The Veterans Day Parade was cancelled due to rain, but veterans were still honored with a ceremony held at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center.