Museum savors memories of trains gone by
Tucked into an old neighborhood along a railroad, the West Florida Railroad Museum honors a world connected by rail. The museum – the former Milton depot built more than 100 years ago – is maintained by about 10 volunteers who wish there were a lot more.
Butterfly House to host Monarch Madness, enjoy soft reopening
Panhandle Butterfly House and Nature Center will present Monarch Madness in celebration of the fall migration of the Monarch butterfly.
Woman’s club takes care of community
Ginger, Eisele, left, the president of Emerald Coast Woman’s Club, presents a check to Betsy Bowser, Executive Director of the Pregnancy Resource Center.
Students unite in prayer
Students of all ages came together at Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (LPCA) in Gulf Breeze to pray before school Sept. 22.
Oktoberfest serves up great food, perfect weather
Around 175 people came out Sept. 25 for the Ye Olde Brothers Brewery Oktoberfest.
Fish fry provides financial boost for center
There was no fish fry a year ago at the Holley Navarre Senior Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the largest fundraiser of the year for the self-supporting center came back stronger than ever last Friday.
Community Briefs
The End of Watch Memorial Ruck Returns to Santa Rosa County
From September 26 – October 2, 2021, teams of athletes will set out in a relay event to ruck 362 miles over the course of 7 days.
Panhandle Wildlife challenges rehabilitator
Under tall trees shading the yard behind Anna and Roger Hackney’s Navarre home, a hawk with lemon yellow legs hops around his enclosure.
The red-shouldered hawk came to Sandspur Wildlife Sanctuary recently after spending three days beating his head against a chicken coop trying to get a free meal.
Hundreds of volunteers gather for International Coastal Cleanup
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center and Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful joined forces for a Trash Bash and International Coastal Clean Up event on Saturday.
CORRECTED: Navarre man donates customized rods for Navarre Fishing Rodeo junior division prizes
Chris Smoot of Navarre has been making custom rods for himself as well as his family and friends for the past six years. Smoot says he was motivated to start making custom fishing rods because he could never find a rod that met his exact specifications, so he started acquiring supplies to build rods exactly the way he wanted.
















