Teachers, students and parents across Northwest Florida are settling into the "new normal" of distance learning in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, tackling the sudden shift to online curriculum …
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Sessions led javelin’s return to area
One of the area’s trailblazers in a new high school athletics event saw his state title dreams thrown in the air with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pace senior Kye Sessions was among the state’s top jave…
Woodlawn Beach boat ramp closes for pier replacement
The Woodlawn Beach boat ramp will be closed while workers replace the pier, according to a Santa Rosa County press release.
Work will begin Monday, April 6.
The $146,600 project includes demoli…
Santa Rosa bus drivers, cafeteria workers team up to deliver free meals to students
Brennica Woodcock and her three kids — 11-year-old Skylar, 10-year-old Issabella and 8-year-old Spencer — waited patiently on the corner of Queen Court and Dukes Terrace in Pace on a hot Monday after…
Rollins Distillery giving homemade hand sanitizer to public
A week after teaming up with Perfect Plain Brewing Co. and other businesses to bottle and distribute hand sanitizer, Rollins Distillery in Gulf Breeze is undertaking its very own hand sanitizer initi…
CORONAVIRUS: Pet food pantries fill critical need during COVID-19 crisis
As thousands of local workers are displaced due to emergency shutdowns of many businesses in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, pet pantries that provide free food are preparing for a potential uptick…
CORONAVIRUS: Milton declares COVID-19 state of emergency
The city of Milton voted Monday night to enact a local state of emergency, following the leads of other local municipalities that have taken action to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Milton launches Facebook group to assist businesses
MILTON — The city has established the “ City of Milton Business Assistance Group ” on Facebook to assist the businesses in the city and those that do business in the city.
“We know there are diffi…
Quarantined? Local animal shelters are desperate for fosters
The doors of the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter were opening and closing with relative frequency on Friday morning before the shelter was even officially open.
Kennel technicians and other shelt…
County, cities cancel large events
Santa Rosa County and the cities of Milton and Gulf Breeze are the latest municipalities in the Panhandle to cancel large, publicly permitted events in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus…