Colton Tucker is anything but average.

An A-grade student, top of his class and a dirt bike enthusiast, Tucker recently added the honor of Sunshine State Scholar to his burgeoning resume.

The mission of St. Sylvester Catholic Church is to make people believers in and followers of Jesus Christ. The reward for such faith is Heaven.

While its parishioners’ focus may be on securing their place in the afterlife, the church is focused on helping them secure a different kind of place of rest.

The Love’s Travel Stop at I-10 Exit 26 near Bagdad is adding a place for RV owners to park their vehicles overnight. The truck stop and gas station is located at 3840 Garcon Point Road.

According to plans submitted to Santa Rosa County Development Services, Love’s corporate is looking to add four designated RV sites, which will include an expansion of 6,000 square feet of additional asphalt.

Holley Navarre Water System board of directors approved a plan to send out Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to a handful of qualified companies for the purpose of bad debt service solicitations.

Since October, the board has repeatedly inquired about pursuing the outstanding debt of current and former customers through a collection agency. The board instructed staff to solicit information from debt collection agencies to give the board a better understanding of process.

Most days, jumping off the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier isn’t a welcomed sight. Monday, Feb. 16, wasn’t one of those days.

The Navarre Beach Lifeguards hosted a lifeguard development course, which is meant to help foster water safety, rescue skills and beach safety knowledge in current lifeguards. The Emerald Coast Lifesaving Association, a nonprofit focused on lifeguard training in Northwest Florida, is the organization behind the event.

The claims process for veterans to acquire their benefits can be burdensome, to say the least.

According to the VA, the average time to complete a disability related claim this year is 84.7 days. The claim review process can take even longer depending on the type of claim filed, how many injuries or disabilities claimed, how complex the injuries are and how long it takes the VA to collect evidence needed for a decision.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is close to opening its Center for Innovation.

Katelyn Kent, district public information and family and community outreach officer, anticipates a ribbon cutting for the new facility will be held in the spring.

Pensacon, the annual pop culture convention held at Pensacola Bay Center, was back in full force Friday, Feb. 20, through Sunday, Feb. 22.

At 6:26 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, firefighters from Holley-Navarre, Midway and Navarre Beach fire districts descended upon a residential structure fire at 1735 Villa Vizcaya Drive.

Upon arrival, firefighters from HNFD Engine 41 saw smoke pouring out of the second floor, filling up most of the cul-de-sac with a haze.

Santa Rosa County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is holding a four-part event across two weekends to train county residents how to be prepared for emergencies and help their neighbors out when disaster strikes.

The basic CERT course will serve as an overview of emergency response. The first part of the course will be held Friday, Feb. 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Additional dates are Feb. 21 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Feb 27 (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Feb. 28 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.).