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Feb 27, 2024

Northwest Florida musician once helped save plane from crashing

It was supposed to be a flight like any other.

Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was making a routine flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Narita, Chiba, Japan Oct. 9, 2002. The first few hours of the flight were somewhat forgettable, but once the plane began to travel over the northern Pacific Ocean, it became a flight to remember for Michael Fagan, a resident of northwest Florida.


Feb 20, 2024

Santa Rosa Animal Services launches 2024-25 kennel sponsorship initiative

Santa Rosa County Animal Services has launched 2024-2025 kennel sponsorships, a fundraising effort to help with medical care, foster support, microchip and rabies clinic, spay/neuter programs, and community outreach.

Feb 19, 2024

Milton man wins $3.9 million from Florida Lottery

A Milton man is counting more than just his blessings after he won a grand prize from the Florida lottery. Bernard Waters, 63, claimed the $5 million top prize from the $20 Monopoly Doubler Scratch Off game this month. According to the Florida lottery, Waters chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $3,994,698.

Feb 15, 2024

Santa Rosa County 4-H receives statewide award for work with The Secret Place Home

In 2023, Santa Rosa County 4-H was recognized for their work with an organization which provides services to those who have been trafficked. This month, the organizations officially received their plaque for a statewide 4-H award.

Feb 13, 2024

Santa Rosa County wants to consolidate dispatch centers

To improve efficiency and communications, Santa Rosa County is looking to consolidate dispatch for emergency services such Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement under one roof.

Feb 12, 2024

Community braves rain for 19th annual Woodstoke Festival

The Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society (GCKWC) celebrated the 19th annual Woodstoke Festival at Holley Hill Pottery this Saturday, Feb. 10. Despite the rainy weather, people came out to celebrate all things pottery and take a gander at local, regional and national potters’ newest creations.

Feb 9, 2024

Santa Rosa teen named vice chair of statewide high school Republican group

Riley Perantoni, a Gulf Breeze teenager, has made a name for himself at local government and school board meetings in Santa Rosa County. While his focus in many meetings has been to speak out about the need to address fentanyl use and improve drug education, he has also steered in the direction of politics.

Feb 8, 2024

Local vet organizes community cleanup day

You can’t spell community without unity, and for Joe Cooper, a retired Air National Guardsman, that’s what he is all about. Cooper has called Navarre home for the past year and is the organizer of the 2024 Spring Clean-up and Navarre Citizen’s Social, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, starting at 10:30 a.m.

Feb 7, 2024

Arc of Emerald Coast receives $25,000 from Fort Walton Beach Rotary

The Arc of the Emerald Coast announced that on Wednesday, Jan. 31, it received a generous donation of $25,000 from the Fort Walton Beach Rotary. The funds were raised at the North Florida Pickleball Brawl, the Rotary’s annual pickleball tournament.

Feb 6, 2024

Santa Rosa All County Band hits right note in Pace

The sound of rain couldn’t drown out the sound of Santa Rosa’s All County Band Saturday, Jan. 27.

In spite of the gloomy weather, parents, school district employees and the community packed Pace Assembly of God to hear both middle school and high school students perform a variety of tunes from classics such as the Wizard of Oz and Star Wars to more recent compositions such as Tarantella by Carol Brittin Chambers.

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