Bagdad News

For many residents in Florida, having a home with access to blue water might sound like a plus.

Santa Rosa County wants to turn today's Christmas trees into tomorrow's mulch, children's art helps raise money for the Bagdad Waterfronts Partnership and local governments and chambers of commerce close for the holidays.

Children ages 12 and younger can meet with Santa, eat a breakfast from Chick-fil-A, make a keepsake Christmas craft and listen to Christmas stories.

A clogged clothes dryer vent is the preliminary cause of a fire that damaged a home Saturday in Bagdad, a Santa Rosa County spokeswoman said.

Investigators believe a gas grill may have caused a Thursday night fire in Pace that destroyed a house.

A fire caused by a barbecue grill destroyed a Pace family's home last night. As Bree Sison reports, this is the second tragedy for the family in the past few months.

The Bagdad Village Preservation Association will have a tour of Civil War-era homes on Saturday.

A fire at a residence located in the 2000 block of Jessica Way in Navarre marks the first candle extinguished on the "Keep Your Holidays Bright" fire safety tree.

In many homes, Christmas morning breakfast is set with as much tradition as dinner.

Dec. 2 - Wreaths of Joy Gala to benefit ARC Gateway will be held at 6 p.m. on Dec.

The small village of Bagdad sits on a sandy plain almost surrounded by water - Pond Creek, the Blackwater River and upper Blackwater Bay.

One of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Rosa County may be in for some modern upgrades that could make the environment safer.

Sunday: concert, 6 p.m. Performers: The Hendersons. 432-0303. - Marcus Pointe Baptist Church, 6205 North W St.

Air Force Staff Sergeant Rene Anderson, E Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, vehicle maintenance mechanic repairs a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan.

The Santa Rosa County Commission meets at 9 a.m. Thursday at the county complex on U.S. 90 in Milton, behind McDonald's. Here is the agenda: 9:00 a.m. Call to Order - Chairman Don Salter Prayer - Rev.

The clapper may be missing from its 1848 bell, but history rings on at First Presbyterian Church of Pensacola.

Supporters of Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman marched around the federal courthouse seven times Thursday, symbolizing the Israelites' march around Jericho to force the crumbling of the city's walls.

A long stretch of Interstate 10 was closed down today after a truck carrying anhydrous ammonia turned over in Santa Rosa County... The accident happened on Avalon Boulevard near the I-10 overpass ... The truck had just come off Interstate 10 and was headed north on Avalon when it turned over... That's where we find Channel Three's Greg Neumann he ...

Candidates are lining up for next year's Santa Rosa County Commission races, a state grant could help fund the Bagdad Mill Site park and the final hearing for the 2010 Santa Rosa County budget is set for next week.

Today: Happily Ever After 2009 women's conference, 10 a.m. Guest speakers: Sheri Rose Shepherd and Rennae Defrietas.