8/30 – Replicate Church Family Skate Day
August 6, 2025
At Weber’s Skate World from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
For God’s Sake
August 6, 2025
On my recent visit with family in Canada, I was not surprised when one of my brothers called me “Pasquale.” He has called me Pasquale as long as I can remember but I don’t remember why. He has nicknames for other family members, their origins more easily recognized, yet, I am Pasquale, and we are not Italian.
No swimming – and no communication
August 6, 2025
In late July, as the sun blazed over Navarre Beach and vacationers flocked to the Gulf, a health advisory blindsided visitors and locals alike. The Santa Rosa County Health Department issued a no-swimming warning due to high levels of Enterococcus bacteria—a dangerous signal that the water could pose serious risks to human health. But while the advisory itself was necessary and scientifically justified, what followed—or rather, what didn’t follow—may have created an even bigger problem. The silence.
8/23 – Blackwater Trail Ride
August 5, 2025
At the Santa Rosa County Parks Department starting at 9 a.m.
City of Milton announces start of Magnolia Avenue construction
August 4, 2025
The City of Milton announced its intention to begin construction on Magnolia Avenue starting this week, August 4-8, before continuing moving on to their construction on Lakeshore Drive.
City of Milton releases Bands on the Blackwater schedule
July 31, 2025
The City of Milton has released its Bands on the Blackwater schedule. Bands on the Blackwater will present free, live music along Blackwater River every Friday night from August 29 to October 24, 7-9 p.m.
Gulf Breeze High School teacher arrested for innapropriate relationship with student
July 30, 2025
Gulf Breeze High School teacher Molly Mersereau was arrested July 29 following the Gulf Breeze Police Department’s investigation of a Crime Stoppers tip.