MILTON — The Blackwater Saddle Club’s next play day is this Saturday. Events include pole bending, arena race, clover barrels and other fun games.
For the summer months, the event starts at 5 p.m.,…
NAS Whiting Field Welcomes New Command Executive Officer
MILTON — Cmdr. Jim Brownlee became the Command Executive Officer of Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida on Monday, May 15, following an already distinguished career in Naval Aviation.…
Red snapper season approaches
The recreational red snapper season will start June 11 in Gulf state and federal waters and remain open through July 20, closing July 21. This year and next year are unique compared to previous years…
Senior spotlight: an adventurous volunteer
MILTON — Barbara Moravek spends a majority of her time both volunteering and planning adventures with David, her husband of 36 years. She said they’ve camped across America twice and are planning a d…
Trump – America’s Hired Gun
Dear editor,
In the ‘old west,’ a town sometimes might hire a gunslinger to ‘clean up their town’, when they hadn’t done it for themselves. When the town was cleaned up, most of the townsfolk hope…
History expands our lives
Dear editor,
"Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge." …
Azalea Garden Club to hold Kids' Day
PACE — The Azalea Garden Club of Pace is holding a free event for kids ages 4 through 10 years old 9 a.m. to noon June 9 at Benny Russell Park Pavilion A, 5417 West Spencer Field Road, Pace with thei…
Father's Day
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Father's Day
James Melvin Nelson
James Melvin Nelson born at home in Allentown, FL on July 1 , 1942, passed away on June 1, 2018 at the age of 75. He resided in Milton, FL.
James has been a native of Santa Rosa County all his lif…
Elsie O. Salter Lane McKissack
Elsie O. Salter Lane McKissack, 83, of Milton passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Chumuckla, FL, the daughter of the late Ernest David and Beatrice Kathleen Salter…