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Construction crews have temporarily shifted eastbound traffic to the westbound bridge over Simpson River. According to Santa Rosa County, the shift is expected to be in place through March 2023.

During this time, there will be two westbound lanes and one eastbound travel lane using the westbound bridge. Due to the traffic shift, there will not be dedicated bike lanes on the bridge.

A 40 year old man found himself in the hospital after allegedly attempting to flee and elude a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputy.

The incident began when the man’s vehicle entered the westbound lane of Nichols Lake Road from Nichols Creek Road. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the man was trying to elude Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Deputy Chapman.

A Pace woman is charged with grand theft of $20,000 or more after she allegedly misappropriated $38,852.92 from the business account of Pace Athletic and Recreation Association (PARA).

According to a Santa Rosa County warrant report, the misappropriation came to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office attention after PARA reported the $38,852,92 missing from their business account on Aug. 1.

The Sheriff’s Office said PARA believed Elizabeth Rohling, 43, the business manager of the organization at the time, had used the business account for her personal purchases.

Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane offered impatient voters this advice: Cast ballots Sunday, Oct. 30, at one of six early voting sites.

“If you want a day when you know there are no lines, go on Sunday,” she said. “There won’t be anybody there.”

Milton City Manager Randy Jorgensen gave a progress report on the city’s wastewater treatment facility plans at last week’s regular city council meeting and charged local activists with trying to sabotage the staff’s efforts.

Jorgensen devoted several slides of a PowerPoint presentation to refuting what he called “misinformation and disinformation” being distributed by Milton Concerned Citizens.

Santa Rosa County Public Safety is urging residents to be prepared for the cold weather that will settle Tuesday night through Wednesday morning by remembering the 5 P’s of cold weather safety.

Santa Rosa County is under a freeze warning from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m., except for the immediate coast. Temperatures are expected to be at their coldest early Wednesday morning with many areas of the county dipping to 32 degrees or below.

Healthy Start Florida, a free home visiting program that provides education and care coordination to pregnant women and families of children under three years old, is seeking donations of pre-mixed baby formula, baby bottles with disposable liners, and other baby supplies for families in hurricane-affects areas.

Many families have been displaced from their homes, and baby supplies are in short supply. Since some areas lack access to safe drinking water, Healthy Start requests only pre-mixed – not powdered formula.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Santa Rosa County.

A human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed and there is a heightened concern additional residents will become ill. Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control and DOH-Santa Rosa continue surveillance and prevention efforts. DOH-Santa Rosa wants to remind residents and visitors to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to help limit exposure.