Citing public safety concerns and costs, a plan to adopt student ID cards for Santa Rosa County students died due to the lack of support from members of the Santa Rosa County School Board, with School Board Chair Carol Boston as the only member to make a motion to approve the item.
David Farrow spent his life helping when he could. From being an Army veteran to helping teachers in need when running an appliance store in Georgia, to sitting on school advisory committees while his son moved through the grades. Now he is eyeing a seat on the Santa Rosa County School Board.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on April 24 recognized Pace High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program for placing second at the 2026 NJROTC national championship.
When Rose Boyd climbs into the family car, she asks if she can bring a book with her. When she’s home, she straps on her skates and glides around the house with a Kindle in her hand. For her, reading isn’t a habit, it’s a lifestyle.
After hours of pointed arguments, emotional appeals and tense deliberation, the Santa Rosa County School Board voted April 22 to give district teachers a fully recurring 2% salary increase, ending months of failed negotiations and leaving union leaders relieved.
Every Santa Rosa County 4-H student who participated in a recent Panhandle Poultry Project show on March 28 walked away with a blue ribbon, with Ayla Foreman claiming the top honor of Grand Champion for her entry, Opal.
Salary negotiations between the Santa Rosa County School District and the Santa Rosa Professional Educators reached an impasse in March after three bargaining sessions failed to produce an agreement, with the union rejecting the district’s repeated offer of a one-time, non-recurring bonus in favor of a recurring salary increase.
A seventh grader from Avalon Middle School took home the top prize in this year’s Amazing Shake competition, impressing a panel of community and corporate judges with his poise, professionalism and a business pitch; walking away with $250, a crystal trophy and a vision of his future.
The Santa Rosa County School District has devised a temporary, cost-neutral transportation plan to help families navigate the split grade-level transition to Soundside High School, Superintendent Karen Barber told the school board April 2.
