BAGDAD — Bagdad Mill Site Park is officially open after 10 years of work. The park features a kayak launch, historical markers and fishing pier.
Doug Lasater, chairman of the Bagdad Waterfronts Fl…
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Power Up Watersports opens Saturday in Milton (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
MILTON — Santa Rosa County residents can rent water craft at Power Up Watersports starting Saturday.
The business — located at the Milton Marina on Quinn Street — offers a selection of rentals i…
5 questions with Milton High School's Mariah Bortolin
MILTON — Mariah Bortolin, like many high school seniors, said she’s thinking about where to go to college and how to pay for it.
This is why, she said, she was grateful to see scholarship opportuni…
Bagdad UMC gives special-needs kids a fishing day
BAGDAD — Volunteers with Bagdad United Methodist Church recently gave a rare opportunity to special-needs students from Bagdad Elementary School.
They offered a fishing day — on the house.
Studen…
Blackwater Pyrates remove 4,000 pounds of trash from river
MILTON — If the Blackwater River seems different, it probably has something to do with the Blackwater Pyrates.
The group pulled an estimated 4,000 pounds of trash — including heavy decking and floa…
Santa Rosa school district celebrates one year of STEAM
MILTON — Santa Rosa County Superintendant of Schools Tim Wyrosdick said “STEAM Innovate,” a science, technology, engineering, arts and math-based initiative, has exceeded expectations, and soon will …
UPDATED: Jay man caused fatal crash 12 hours after getting out of jail
Melvin Douglas Hawthorne had been charged in connection with a 2014 crash that killed one person and left another seriously injured.
6 PSC students make All-Florida Academic Team
PENSACOLA — Six Pensacola State College students have been selected for the 2016 All-Florida Academic Team.
They are among 128 students nominated from Florida’s 28 state colleges to the All-USA Aca…
6 Locklin Tech students head to National SkillsUSA Competition
MILTON — Twenty-two Santa Rosa County School District students enrolled in Career and Technical Education Programs at Locklin Technical Center competed in the April 24-27 State SkillsUSA competition.…
Pensacola pre-teen named National American Miss state finalist
PENSACOLA — Jordan Ann LaBryer is Jacksonville bound.
The 9-year-old Pensacola resident has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Florida Pageant. The event — held for 4- to…