The calendar says it’s February, but you sure can’t tell it by the fishing action. February is generally considered to be one of the slowest months of the year, but my Super Bowl-weekend, half-day fishing trips out of Carrabelle proved otherwise.

The Gulf Breeze Zoo is springing up with baby animals.

Many of the babies have been born in the past month, including a gazelle; a lamb; an antelope; emus; and patas, spider and squirrel monkeys.

“Pekin Express” – a French-language reality-adventure-game show similar to “The Amazing Race” – sends contestants to exotic faraway places.

The Santa Rosa County Public Services Department announced last week that Janice Melton of the animal services division has been selected as its 2012 Employee of the Year.