The University of West Florida Historic Trust recently received a $110,000 gift from the McMillan family and $400,000 from the late Barbara Goggins estate in efforts to enhance the train exhibition and improve the outdoor space around the Museum of Industry. The new train canopy area includes a locomotive and flat car formerly owned by the T.R. Miller Mill Company as well as an L&N caboose. The new space will be named the Barbara Goggins Train Pavilion in recognition of her support for the project.
With animal shelters across the nation facing an overcrowding crisis, thousands of highly adoptable pets are waiting for their second chances. Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) is proud to partner with BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, for its Fall National “Empty the Shelters.” From October 1 – 15, BISSELL Pet Foundation will sponsor reduced adoption fees of $50 or less at more than 390 shelters in 44 states. All adoption fees at SRCAS will be just $10 for both cats and dogs, October 1 – 15. View adoptable pets online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/405/Search-Adoptable-Pets.
It’s been two decades since graduation, but the Navarre High School Class of 2004 picked up right where they left off at their 20-year reunion Sept. 20 and 21.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, an organization of philanthropic women who offer grant funding to local nonprofits, has announced the finalists for this year’s round of grants. The grant recipients will be announced next month.
Michael and Rachel Coggins, both Navarre residents, recently received a special quilt made by Santa Rosa Quilters Guild on behalf of Quilts of Valor on Thursday, Sept. 12 at St. Sylvester’s Catholic Church. Michael and Rachel are husband and wife.
With October just around the corner, Community of Christ Church in Navarre is gearing up for another year of thrills and chills. Last year, the church organized a haunted house (or rather, trail) attraction called “Fear Forest,” which was held in mid-October. It marked the first time since before COVID-19 that the event had been […]
The United Way of West Florida has spent the past eight months celebrating a major milestone in its history. Originally known as “Community Chest” of Pensacola, the United Way of West Florida is 100 years old this year. Since Spring 2019, the United Way of West Florida has served Santa Rosa and Escambia counties.
Each year on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, first responders from across the Emerald Coast gather at Summerwind Resort on Navarre Beach for a memorial stair climb.
If you’ve lived on the Emerald Coast long enough, chances are you’ve seen, or played, at least one of the many mini-golf courses. While there are plenty of places to “putt your stuff,” very few have the nostalgic charm or uniqueness of the “Goofy Golf” courses.
