Whether you’re planning a family vacation, a weekend getaway, or simply looking for new places to explore close to home, the Emerald Coast Visitors Guide makes it easier than ever to discover the very best our beautiful region has to offer.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is launching a new online Assistance Center, designed to make it easier for customers to find programs that can help them save energy, manage their monthly bills and find additional support. This new resource features FPL Saving Steps, a new program that gives eligible participants ways to reduce everyday energy use and the opportunity to earn a one-time $200 bill credit toward a future bill.

Florida residents will be receiving tax relief on firearms, ammunition and a range of hunting, fishing and camping supplies September through Dec. 31.

On Monday, Sept. 14, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the start of Florida’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday. This is the second year of the tax holiday.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month this September by connecting families with the mental health resources they may need.

Prairie dogs are usually found in grasslands in America’s Great Plains region. Recently, one was found at the Walmart Supercenter in Navarre.

A Santa Rosa County jury found a state prison inmate guilty of manslaughter in connection of a 2022 incident where he strangled his cellmate to death, according to a news release from the State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden’s office.

Jurors found Tavis Williams guilty on Sept. 1 and was sentenced by Circuity Judge Clifton Drake.

Santa Rosa County parents can attend a free virtual workshop later this month on how students use artificial intelligence, part of a series of online safety sessions the school district is offering families.

The session, “AI for Student Success: Unlocking Cutting-Edge Tools & Skills to Prepare Students for Their Future,” will take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 22. District officials will cover the basics of AI, how the technology can support student learning and related safety measures.

The recreational harvest season for snook opened Sept. 1 in all East Coast management regions and most Gulf Coast regions, including the Panhandle.

The season opened in the Southeast, Indian River Lagoon and Northeast regions on the East Coast and the Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay regions on the Gulf Coast.

The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier will temporarily restrict fishing Sunday, Sept. 13, for quarterly cleaning.

Graze Craze in Gulf Breeze is under new ownership, as Sarah Beth and David Driver step into the local charcuterie business with a focus on family, quality and community connection.