In addition to the warmer temps and the return of migratory birds, spring means one more thing in this area: Girl Scout cookies.

According to leadership with the northern Florida Gateway Council, scouts in the area are well-supplied, despite rumors of shortages.

About 20 miles north of Milton there is an idyllic home where race, age, gender, and ability know no boundaries.

My Father’s Arrows is a distinctly Christian children’s home for hurting children who have been abandoned by everyone else.

History professor Brian Rucker is well known in these parts for his contributions to chronicling local history. From the local ancient Indian civilizations that populated these parts to current times, Rucker has taught and written much of what we understand today as Santa Rosa County’s history.

His newest book takes on a new topic, one dear to many folks in Florida and beyond. In Worlds within the World, Rucker chronicles the resort hotels within Walt Disney World and the unique experience each has to offer.