Jan 10, 2022
ProHealth donates $21,000 to 10 local nonprofits
ProHealth of northwest Florida donated $21,000 to 10 local nonprofits during the month of December. Each ProHealth office was given $3,000 to donate to a nonprofit of the employees’ choosing. The money was split between multiple nonprofits or the total amount to one single nonprofit. There are seven ProHealth offices in Northwest Florida. Recipients include the Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, The Birthday Party, Favor House, Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women, Food Raising Friends, A Hope for SRC, SRC Kids House, Crestview Pregnancy Center, Path of Grace and The Good Samaritan Clinic.
Jan 7, 2022
Patriots hold candlelight vigil for Jan. 6 prisoners
On Jan. 6, concerned patriots from around Santa Rosa County gathered at the Hangar restaurant on Avalon Boulevard to stand with those who continue to be imprisoned for their participation in the events at the Capital Building one year ago.
Jan 7, 2022
Commissioner’s wife to seek state representative’s seat
Mariya Calkins, the wife of sitting Santa Rosa Commissioner James Calkins, is officially running for the District 3 seat in the Florida House of Representatives after Rep. Jayer Williamson announced he will not seek reelection after 2022.The new state representative candidate filed her paperwork Friday, and her candidate tracker can be found on the Florida Department of State website.
Jan 6, 2022
Longtime Press Gazette publisher dies: ‘Rest well, Fletch. You’re already missed’
For more than 30 years, if you visited the office of the Santa Rosa Press Gazette, you’d likely meet Jim Fletcher.
He was editor before he was publisher. He was passionate about Milton and about local news and about his “family” of employees. On Jan. 5, his family learned that Fletcher, who was hospitalized on New Year’s Day, had died of cancer at an area hospital a few days later. He was 64.
Jan 6, 2022
Santa Rosa Press Gazette, Crestview News Bulletin sold to new owners
Effective immediately, the Santa Rosa Press Gazette in Milton and the Crestview News Bulletin in Crestview are under new ownership.
Jan 3, 2022
Clerk of court audit: Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful has ‘seen better days’
A Keep Santa Rosa Beautiful (KSRB) audit conducted by an investigator with the Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts concluded that the organization has “seen better days” and that it is unable to pay its bills.
Jan 3, 2022
In his Own Words: Meet Santa Rosa County attorney, Tom Dannheisser
After a year of internal transitions, Santa Rosa County has a new – and old – attorney in place. Tom Dannheisser, county attorney for more than 20 years, has stepped back into that role after serving as a county and circuit judge.
Jan 3, 2022
Construction begins to replace the Simpson River bridge
Construction activities have begun on the U.S. 90 bridge replacement project over Simpson River in Santa Rosa County.
Jan 3, 2022
Here we grow: Progress made in 2021 on four new schools in the district
The Santa Rosa County School District checked a number of boxes to provide for future growth in 2021. In 12 months, the district has opened one new school – East Bay K-8 – and has a second K-8 under construction in the north end of the county.
Dec 23, 2021
Hoola Hut is a familiar site on the water
Paul Gallant built his own house boat, the Hoola Hut, using a pontoon boat as his base.