Vendors sought for Milton Farmer’s Market
Vendors sought for Milton Farmer’s Market
Main Street Milton announced today that is is reviving a downtown farmers market formerly known as the Riverwalk Market. “The new Main Street Market will bring the best of local produce, food, arts and crafts to Milton,” stated MSM Executive Director Ed Spears. According to MSM. the market will be relocated from the Riverwalk area … read more
Club Meth to Christ author to speak in Pace on hope for drug addiction
Club Meth to Christ author to speak in Pace on hope for drug addiction
Daughters of Excellence Ministries, a ministry to women recovering from drugs and alcohol, will host Rodney Williams, founder of Club Meth to Christ Ministries at an October 5-6 special conference in Pace. Rodney has written a book, “Club Meth to Christ” which is very popular among addicts, recovering addicts and prisoners all over the country. … read more
Schools district announces three National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Schools district announces three National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Over 1.6 million juniors in about 22,000 high schools entered the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which serves as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring … read more
Kidnap/False Imprisonment arrest on Pawnee Drive
Kidnap/False Imprisonment arrest on Pawnee Drive
Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on September 20 arrested a Navarre man, who was charged with battery and kidnapping/false imprisonment. Mark Allen Fanberg, 54, who resides at 8802 Pebble Brook Drive, held a victim against her will. The arrest took place after the victim and her boyfriend provided sworn statements to police. … read more
52nd Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour scheduled for October 23
52nd Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour scheduled for October 23
The52nd Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, beginning at the Santa Rosa County Extension office located at 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton. The longest standing agriculture and natural resources tour in northwest Florida will feature technology for this year’s tour. Technological advancements in farming will be highlighted with stops planned at farms … read more
12th Annual Monarch Madness set for October 6
12th Annual Monarch Madness set for October 6
Join the Panhandle Butterfly House in celebrating the journey of the monarch butterfly at the 12th Annual Monarch Madness Butterfly Festival, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre just west of the Navarre Bridge. Visitors can tour the vivarium – a screened structure housing hundreds of butterflies and the butterfly-attracting plants – and learn about the life … read more
Architectural firms compete to help Manna
Architectural firms compete to help Manna
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Northwest will partner with Manna again this year for PensaCan – a competition where architectural firms create impressive structures made entirely out of full cans of food. Following a week-long display of the structures and voting, all food is then donated to Manna for distribution to the hungry … read more
15th Annual Countywide Tour kicks off!
15th Annual Countywide Tour kicks off!
The 2018 Corn Maze at Sweet Season Farms features a tribute to the 75th Anniversary of NAS Whiting Field (photo courtesy Sweet Season Farms, LLC) The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council in 2003 started the Beaches to Woodlands Tour in an effort to extend tourism season beyond its traditional ending on Labor Day, … read more
Locals collecting pet supplies for Hurricane Florence relief effort
Locals collecting pet supplies for Hurricane Florence relief effort
Saltwater Chick Designs and Snoop’s Critter Closet have teamed up again this year for Hurricane Disaster Relief. Last year’s efforts in our area helped fill a 24 foot moving truck for Harvey relief and we are working towards that goal again for Florence. This year, we have approximately 20 businesses who are authorized drop off … read more
Dickey’s Barbeque Pit planned for Tiger Point
Dickey’s Barbeque Pit planned for Tiger Point
The general manager of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Pensacola confirms that plans are underway to bring a new franchise to Tiger Point Pavilion shopping center near Publix. According to Robert Lafleur, general manager of the Dickey’s on Davis Highway in Pensacola, the franchise is expected to open in October and will be under different ownership … read more