The Beaches to Woodlands tour is back for its 20th year.
The annual tourism initiative, which runs from September through November, features various activities across Santa Rosa County including concerts, outdoor markets, beer and wine festivals, pumpkin patches, the Navarre fishing rodeo and the Juana Good Time Regatta, just to name a few. This year, the tour kicks off with Bands on the Blackwater Sept. 1 in Milton.
In September 2020, Hurricane Sally landed near Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Northwest Florida suffered millions of dollars in damage. Along with structural damage in the Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Navarre areas, the newly built Pensacola Bay Bridge, also known as the Three-mile Bridge, was partially destroyed by loose barges leading to financial damages to businesses.
If you had stopped by Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, Aug. 13, you might have heard the sound of wood being knocked and cut.
Despite what you might be thinking, this wasn’t the work of a woodpecker or beaver, but a (soon-to-be) Eagle Scout named Kevin Corcoran, 17.
Few people can think of a time when someone soliciting a product was a welcome sight at their door, but for JoAnne Orr, it has turned out to be a blessing.
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is hosting Community Cat Days for Santa Rosa County residents Tuesday, Aug. 22, and Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Up to 30 stray/feral cats will be accepted for free spay and neutering through community cats program funding.
Not long ago, after exploring the clear water of Morrison Springs in Walton County by kayak, I paddled to the adjoining, brown and fast-flowing Choctawhatchee River, which promptly snapped my paddle in two like a toothpick.
Someday, I’d like to return to those waterways with my new paddle. I also need to visit the nearby Ponce De Leon Springs. In the meantime, I recently fulfilled a wish to venture a little farther away by kayaking, swimming and snorkeling at Cypress Spring in Washington County.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has given the greenlight for a traffic light at the intersection of Highway 98 and Ortega St. in Navarre.
County Commissioner Ray Eddington, who represents Navarre and Holley, said the news came Aug. 7 in an email from FDOT to his office. According to Eddington, the state agency launched another study of the intersection earlier this year at his request.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office recently saw two members of its K9 unit retire. K9s Dozer and Prince each are saying goodbye to police work after spending most of their lives in service to the county.
Dozer began with the Sheriff’s Office in a distinctive way.
