News Archive

School is a little over a month away and the Santa Rosa County School District, along with the United Way of West Florida, is once again asking for school supplies during their annual “Stuff the Bus” campaign.

A precautionary boil water notice has been announced for Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System. The notice affects Winwood Lane.

Santa Rosa County emerged largely unscathed after the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur swept through the area last week, dumping several inches of rain, prompting the county to activate the Emergency Operations Center to level two status.

For the first time in nearly two years, Matt Gaetz is once again a public official after being nominated to serve on the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors, beginning July 1.

Santa Rosa County could become the first county in Northwest Florida to halt any development of artificial intelligence data centers, at least until June 2027.

Drivers on Berryhill Road at King George Parkway should expect intermittent lane closures due to contractor damage to a sewer force main in the area.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on June 22 recognized Pace Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Wallace “Buster” Wadkins for 50 years of public service.

A Santa Rosa County jury convicted a Jay man on June 19 of aggravated animal cruelty following a case involving the torture and death of a kitten and the suspected killing of two other cats, according to a news release from the office of State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden.

Robert Eugene McCurdy, 38, of Milton, was arrested June 19 on a sex offender registration violation after allegedly attending a school field day event months earlier, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is investigating three people for their alleged roles in the death of an alligator in Milton.

The three people — Kevin Lacz, Richard Reader and Jason Griffin — allegedly trapped, transported and killed an 8.5-foot alligator without a valid alligator nuisance permit and without proper CITES tagging. Lacz is a former member of Navy SEAL Team 3 and served with sniper Chris Kyle. All three men live in the Navarre area.