The Patriots are the reigning state runner-up in 6A and ranked No. 2 in Florida in that classification. They are the No. 1 seed in their region. Pace hammered Tate 16-0 in three innings last Thursday to win a district crown for the fourth year in a row. The Royals won their fourth consecutive district crown as well this past week, doing it in dramatic fashion as they rallied for a 7-6 win over rival Northview. The Royals, a No. 2 seed in the 1A tournament, won a state title in 2022 and were in the final four a year ago. In baseball, Pace, after an 0-4 start, is hoping to make up for last yea ..read more

Old Fashion 5K/10K Race hosted at Veterans’ Memorial Plaza starting around 7 a.m. Join in for a good old-fashioned race! Registration and fees apply. Registration includes a shirt and medal ..read more

The Market of Milton hosted at Jernigan’s Landing from 5-8 p.m. Eat and shop local at this fun-filled market featuring local farmers, arts & crafts vendors, bakers and more ..read more

Community Chess hosted by the Pace Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chess players of all ages come and play chess. Knowledge of the game is recommended as no lessons will be provided. All players are expected to show good sportsmanship. Space is limited ..read more

Furry Friend Friday hosted by the Milton Library from 2-3 p.m. Learn about pet safety and adoption! Listen to a story about pets, learn about the ways the Santa Rosa County animal shelter helps the animals it takes in, and meet a furry friend from the shelter ..read more

Bands on the Blackwater featuring The Flavors hosted at Jernigan’s Landing from 7 – 9 p.m. Come by boat or bring a lawn chair and join in at one of the Gulf Coast’s top family-friendly music events ..read more

The Argos tied the game in the top of the seventh but gave up the winning run in the eighth. UWF is 36-16 and must wait until Monday to find out if it makes the NCAA Division II tournament. Chelsea Dumas scored on a passed ball in the sixth to tie the game after driving in a run earlier in the inning. The Argos trailed 5-2 after three and were down 7-4 heading into the sixth. Emma Brice finished with four hits to lead UWF.  Erin Moon, Madelyn Vasquez, Hannah Harper and Dumas tallied two hits apiece. Harper took the loss in the circle, working 4 1/3 innings. She struck out five ..read more

McDowell is batting .431 on the year and has the second-most hits in the conference with 75. He has crushed 20 home runs. McDowell was one of several Argos to earn all-conference honors. Kade Mandersheld and Dalton Neuschwander joined McDowell on the first team while Jacob Heath, Trent Jeffcoat and Jadon Fryman were second-team selections ..read more

Revenge turned out to be sweet for the Royals as they broke a tight game open in the fifth inning, scoring all of their runs on their way to a 5-0 victory. With the final out recorded — Landon Golden put the finishing touch on his complete-game effort with a strikeout — the celebration got rolling on the program’s first district championship since 2019. Players on the field jumped up and down. The rest of the team spilled out of the dugout. This meant a lot, and the smiles on the faces of the Royals told you as much. “We’re excited. It’s our first district championship in a while,” Grayson She ..read more

By Jim Saunders Florida last week asked an appeals court to issue a stay of a district judge’s ruling that rejected a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift permitting authority to the state. The stay request — backed late Thursday by major business groups and companies — argued that the ruling has created permitting “chaos” and should be put on hold while an appeal plays out. But the federal government in a filing Tuesday said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has stepped in and is administering the permitting program “in a way that serves the public.” The U.S. Army Corps reviewed th ..read more