Community Archive

Students and families ventured to the Dillon Center in Milton Feb. 5 to learn about Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities in the school district.

The Gulf Breeze Zoo is celebrating the arrival of four African lion cubs, who will make their public debut on Valentine’s Day, offering guests a rare opportunity to see the next generation of one of Africa’s most iconic species.

The cubs, two males and two females, have spent the past several weeks behind the scenes acclimating to their new surroundings under the attentive care of the zoo’s animal care team. The males, Kovu and Loki, and females, Katrina and Zuri, are already displaying curious, energetic personalities.

When Southern Raceway in East Milton went up for sale, some in the local racing community feared the property would be sold to a developer and that days at the dirt track would be a thing of the past.

That was also the fear of the Joiner brothers, Jonathan, Joseph and Joshua. As Joshua puts it, the brothers were practically raised at the track.

A residential structure fire in Navarre Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, appears to have been caused by a family pet.

Caleb Champion is headed to the Super Bowl.


Not as a player, but as a pilot. The Milton High alum is set to be part of a flyover for the NFL’s biggest game Sunday night at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

The Master Gardeners of Santa Rosa County will be demonstrating how to prune grape vines and rose bushes at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. The class will take place in the gardens at the county extension office, located at 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton.

Santa Rosa County Federal Credit Union recently concluded a community coat drive to help keep local students warm during the winter months.

Grace Carbaugh is stepping down as president and CEO of the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced Jan. 22.

The announcement was made in a post on the chamber’s Facebook page. Carbaugh has led the organization for the past five years. Her final day will be at the end of February.

At Sandspur Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Navarre, Anna Hackney cares for a wide range of animals. Over the past nine years, she has taken in mammals and reptiles, but her work has focused largely on rescuing and rehabilitating shorebirds and birds of prey.

Local officials and regional agencies are using January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month to draw attention to risks facing children and adults in Northwest Florida, emphasizing that trafficking remains a concern in the region.