Adorable bunnies of all sizes and colors dotted the June Ates Arena in the first Gulf Coast Rabbit Breeders Club show Saturday at the Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds. Helen Wartman, club president and …
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Bagdad 2014 Lecture Series
The History of Davison’s Shipyard lecture takes place Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m. at the Bagdad Museum, 5412 Church Street. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session as well as re…
Mt. Carmel UMC Fish Fry
A fish fry will take place Saturday, June 7 to benefit Mt. Carmel UMC, which was destroyed by fire last month. The benefit will take place at Jay City Park at 10:30 a.m. Fresh fish, coleslaw, baked b…
Santa Rosa Tea Party Patriots
Monday June 9 at 6 p.m., Pace Community Center on Chumuckla Hwy, the Santa Rosa Tea Party Patriots will have a special report on Operation American Spring that is still taking place in Washington DC.…
2014 Santa Rosa County Disaster Preparedness Guide
Santa Rosa County Division of Emergency Management’s latest all-hazards disaster guide is now available online at www.santarosa.fl.gov and starting this week can be found at county offices and librar…
Locals enjoy winemaking from their backyard grapes
Before relocating to Santa Rosa County in 2000 from Houston, Texas Kevin and Elaine Dinwiddie never would have considered themselves winemakers. However, when purchasing their home they acquired a he…
Rebuilding America's sweet medicine
On a farm in Jay lives a U.S. mail carrier whose second business has proven far sweeter than his job. For the last 20 years, Chester Capers has produced honey, starting, he said, with a single colony…
Frugal families share their plan
It has been said that the best things in life are free. In this day they may not always be exactly free but we can find ways to save lots of money. Some Santa Rosa County families are finding both ne…
6 Steps to Homemade Soap
Most people wonder how it could be that making home made soap is cost or time effective. Marianne Hatch, Milton, is a wife and mother of two and has been using her own soap, a handed down family reci…
Farmers not sure about fall harvest
This year will be remembered for an abnormal saturation of rain stranding residents within their own homes and warranting a disaster proclamation by President Obama. As volunteers came together to he…