Despite the Internet, cellphones, email and modern communication, each year entire regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate. In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been amateur radio.
The Columbiettes and Knights of Columbus at Saint Sylvester Catholic Church are hosting their fifth annual Flag Day 5K Run Walk Saturday, June 13, at 7:30 a.m. at the church.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will host a pre-budget workshop Tuesday, June 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the commission meeting room, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton. The meeting offers the board and other constitutional officers an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues that may impact the upcoming 2015-16 budget, which runs on a fiscal year of Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.
Martha Fredrickson blew out the handful of candles on her birthday cake at the Bay Breeze Nursing and Retirement Center in Gulf Breeze and joked that her lungs are still pretty strong.
Bay Area Food Bank is partnering with local community organizations to offer free meals to children across the Florida Panhandle this summer through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The program is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture and is designed to fill the nutritional gap left when children are out of school during summer months and do not have access to free or reduced price meals.
A new kiosk at the county administration building now accepts traffic ticket payments and child support payments. The kiosk, which accepts cash and credit card payments, is located across the hall from the Tax Collector’s Office at 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.
A new kiosk at the county administration building now accepts traffic ticket payments and child support payments. The kiosk, which accepts cash and credit card payments, is located across the hall from the Tax Collector’s Office at 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.
Roger Grooters, 66, of Gulf Breeze, had less than 300 miles left in his cross-country quest to raise money and awareness for victims of the BP oil spill when his cycling trip ended abruptly in Ebro, Fla.
