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…
Gulf Breeze Zoo’s ‘Kenya’ predicts an early spring and a Chiefs Super Bowl win on Giraffe Day
February 2, 2024
An excited crowd gathered Friday morning around Kenya, a 16-year-old reticulated giraffe resident at Gulf Breeze Zoo, to watch her predict the future.
Feb. 2, or Groundhog Day as it’s called everywh…
FPL awards $200K in grants to help 28 nonprofits across Northwest Florida
February 2, 2024
Consider the variety of needs in our community: beds for children who are sleeping on floors. food, clothing and care for at-risk foster children, STEM and mentoring programs to spark brighter lives…
Fired up!
February 1, 2024
On Feb. 10, ceramicists, pottery enthusiasts and community members will gather at Holley Hill Pottery for the 19th edition of Woodstoke Festival. The festival, named in homage to Woodstock, is organi…