Northwest Florida musician once helped save plane from crashing
February 27, 2024
It was supposed to be a flight like any other.
Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was making a routine flight from Detroit, Michigan, to Narita, Chiba, Japan Oct. 9, 2002. The first few hours of the flig…
Milton man wins $3.9 million from Florida Lottery
February 19, 2024
A Milton man is counting more than just his blessings after he won a grand prize from the Florida lottery.
Bernard Waters, 63, claimed the $5 million top prize from the $20 Monopoly Doubler Scratch…
Santa Rosa County 4-H receives statewide award for work with The Secret Place Home
February 15, 2024
In 2023, Santa Rosa County 4-H was recognized for their work with an organization which provides services to those who have been trafficked. This month, the organizations officially received their pl…
Santa Rosa County wants to consolidate dispatch centers
February 13, 2024
To improve efficiency and communications, Santa Rosa County is looking to consolidate dispatch for emergency services such Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement under one roof.
Community braves rain for 19th annual Woodstoke Festival
February 12, 2024
The Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society (GCKWC) celebrated the 19th annual Woodstoke Festival at Holley Hill Pottery this Saturday, Feb. 10. Despite the rainy weather, people came out to celebrate all thing…
Santa Rosa teen named vice chair of statewide high school Republican group
February 9, 2024
Riley Perantoni, a Gulf Breeze teenager, has made a name for himself at local government and school board meetings in Santa Rosa County. While his focus in many meetings has been to speak out about t…
Local vet organizes community cleanup day
February 8, 2024
You can’t spell community without unity, and for Joe Cooper, a retired Air National Guardsman, that’s what he is all about.
Cooper has called Navarre home for the past year and is the organizer of t…
Arc of Emerald Coast receives $25,000 from Fort Walton Beach Rotary
February 7, 2024
The Arc of the Emerald Coast announced that on Wednesday, Jan. 31, it received a generous donation of $25,000 from the Fort Walton Beach Rotary. The funds were raised at the North Florida Pickleball…
Santa Rosa All County Band hits right note in Pace
February 6, 2024
The sound of rain couldn’t drown out the sound of Santa Rosa’s All County Band Saturday, Jan. 27.
In spite of the gloomy weather, parents, school district employees and the community packed Pace As…
New northwest Florida book festival to be held March 23
February 5, 2024
Books By the Bay, a new outdoor book festival sponsored by nonprofit Emerald Coast Writers, will feature more than 50 bestselling, international, national, and regional authors including the popular…