Jan 17, 2023
New courthouse opens for business
Finally! More than 20 years in the making, the new Santa Rosa County Courthouse began serving the First Judicial District of Florida and county courts today, Jan. 17.
Jan 17, 2023
Guardian program in Santa Rosa schools moving ahead despite delay
School safety is a top priority for schools across the country, especially after tragedies like the ones at schools in Uvalde, Texas, and Parkland, Florida.
Last year, Santa Rosa District Schools decided to pursue the implementation of a guardian program, based on the state’s Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program. The program, which is meant to add an extra layer of protection for schools, has not been fully implemented.
Jan 17, 2023
Hard work pays off for Pace at Area 8 inspection
Cadets are precise with every move they make throughout the Area 8 inspection for Pace’s Navy Junior ROTC unit last Thursday morning in the high school gym.
Months, days and hours of hard work went into being ready to showcase everything the program has to offer.
Jan 16, 2023
Celebrating Dr. King’s dream
The City of Milton sponsored its annual Martin Luther King Day Parade this morning, Monday, Jan. 16, honoring the civil rights leader on the national holiday celebrating his birthday.
Jan 11, 2023
Owner wants to rezone 42 acres in East Milton to commercial
A property owner is asking the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board to recommend rezoning 41.8 acres of vacant agricultural land on State Road 87 in East Milton for commercial use.
The board will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at the County Administration Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.
Jan 11, 2023
Milton churches plan events to celebrate MLK
Each year, Fellowship Churches of Santa Rosa County sponsor activities celebrating the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., culminating with a parade and block party on MLK Day. Activities planned for this weekend include:
Jan 11, 2023
Collectible K9s: Sheriff’s Office hands out specialized cards to community
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has gone to the dogs! Or, at least, they are very excited about telling the community about them.
The law enforcement agency recently started an initiative to reach out to the community and positively engage them in what the K9 unit does. As a part of that initiative, the Sheriff’s Office has created a special set of trading cards that highlight the various K9s in the unit.
Jan 10, 2023
BoCC sets busy agenda for Thursday
A City of Milton-Santa Rosa County property deal dominated the county commission’s committee meeting Monday, but the commission did forward some important items to Thursday’s regular meeting.
Jan 10, 2023
Deed discussion dominates 3 ½-hour BoCC meeting
The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday will decide whether to approve transferring 100 acres to the City of Milton for its $70-million wastewater project. On Monday, it listened for almost three hours to speaker after speaker argue why it shouldn’t.
Jan 9, 2023
Buffalo Rock expanding into Santa Rosa County
Buffalo Rock, the nation’s largest single family-owned Pepsi and Dr Pepper bottlers, announced its expansion into Santa Rosa County.
The Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office (SREDO) announced today the iconic beverage company has agreed to purchase 47 acres of property at the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10 for a new distribution facility.