Santa Rosa cuts pet adoption fees to $10
Santa Rosa County Animal Services will cut adoption fees to $10 for cats and dogs from Sept. 18-30 as part of a national adoption drive sponsored by the BISSELL Pet Foundation.
Pace ice rink could expand hockey opportunities
A planned ice rink in Pace could break a cycle that has kept hockey stuck in limbo around Northwest Florida for years: too little ice to grow, and too small to draw the attention needed to get more.
Parking changes to downtown Pensacola begin Oct. 5
Paid parking returns to downtown Pensacola on Oct. 5, ending the free parking period that the city put in place during the renovation of Palafox Street.
City of Milton recognizes National Suicide Awareness Month
Mayor Heather Lindsay proclaimed September as Suicide Awareness Month during a City Council meeting Sept. 8, presenting a proclamation to Pastor Bill Wright of Share Your Heart of Northwest Florida.
Santa Rosa County seeks to close ag exemption on land clearing permits
Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed Sept. 8 to move forward with amending the county’s land development code to require an agricultural exemption before landowners in agricultural zoning districts can clear land without a permit.
Santa Rosa County officials say tariffs drove wastewater plant to $34 million
With the approval of the consent agenda at the Sept. 10 Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners meeting, officials will approve the final $7.6 million contract for the Milton Interchange Park Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will push total costs above $34 million.
Santa Rosa County to draft animal tethering ordinance
Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed Sept. 8 to direct staff to draft an ordinance regulating animal tethering countywide.
Eddington tells boardwalk opponents to leave county
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Ray Eddington told residents opposed to a proposed Navarre Beach boardwalk that they were hypocrites and suggested they leave the county toward the end of a public comment period at a Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners agenda meeting Sept. 8.
Milton to host 9/11 ceremony at Bands on the Blackwater
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the city of Milton will host a remembrance ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Jernigan’s Landing ahead of Bands on the Blackwater, the city announced Sept. 2.
Applications open for Leadership Santa Rosa Class 40
Applications are open for the 40th class of Leadership Santa Rosa, with a deadline of midnight Sept. 15.













