PACE — Once again the Panhandle Community Theatre plans to feature the classic tale of the rough-and-tumble Herdman kids acting in a Christmas pageant, even though they know nothing about the story o…
Milton Garden Club holds its Christmas tour of homes
MILTON — The Milton Garden Club will host its annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Dec. 7 and 8. Homes will be open for touring from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
An exciting addition to this year’s t…
King’s Middle gives back to homeless students
King Middle School’s Student Government Association’s Co-Presidents Maryanne Gunter and Hattie Lee led a Bubbles and Suds project to provide grooming and laundry products to the homeless students att…
Woods is 35,000th helicopter pilot winged at Whiting
MILTON — Call it what you want, luck, fate, being at the right place at the right time or just having the right letter of the alphabet in your last name.
LTJG Robert P. Woods received his Wings of…
DUWAYNE ESCOBEDO: What I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, five years later, I want to thank my God for continuing to perform miracles.
Santa Rosa County animal shelter drops cat adoption fees for Nov. 30
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter has recently seen a dramatic increase in the intake of cats and kittens. To help get as many cats rehomed as possible, the shelter is canceling all adopt…
WHAT CAN BE SAVED: Bringing the world's buried wetlands back from the dead
These are not the kind of phantoms that scare or haunt — they are ghost ponds. Over the years, landowners buried them, filling in wetlands so they had more land for planting crops and other needs, or…
FoodRaising Friends, Santa Rosa Extension set cereal food drive
MILTON — FoodRaising Friends and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Family Nutrition Program are hosting a food drive through December.
Each month will…
Milton bakery earns state-wide recognition
MILTON — Bakery manufacturer and ingredient supplier Dawn Foods recently announced the winners of its annual Sweetest Bakery in America contest and local favorite Milton Quality Bakery took top honor…
Milton Christmas Parade ready to roll
MILTON — Organizers are putting the finishing touches on one of Milton’s most popular community events.
The Milton Christmas Parade will roll down State Road 87 south toward U.S. Highway 90 prompt…