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.

The Milton Historic Cemetery is almost two centuries old with the oldest burial site dating back to a young girl in 1837. Today the cemetery has been well kept but Cemetery Manager Christie Haarmann has plans for improvements after receiving a jumbo-sized check at the Milton City Council Meeting on Nov. 14.

Chance Johnmeyer and his wife, Renee, planned for a relaxing getaway in Buncombe County, North Carolina, to decompress after general elections and to reconnect with their faith.