Jan 13, 2022
Santa Rosa County backs $51,000 incentive for volunteer firefighters
The $51,000 would come from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funding.
Jan 13, 2022
Santa Rosa Medical Center welcomes year’s first baby
The first baby, Orion Isaiah, was born Jan. 3 to Kerstin Kent and Michael Dunn in Santa Rosa Medical Center’s Baby Suite.
Jan 12, 2022
New doctor’s office opens in Milton with ‘old-school’ values
“Here at Island Doctors we see maybe 20 patients per day, where the average general practitioner sees 40 to 50 patients a day.”
Jan 12, 2022
Wendy Victora: Give us a call; we want to hear from you
We know it’s important to get your newspaper and we will do everything in our power to sort out the problems that caused so many of yours to be delayed last week.
Jan 10, 2022
Nuisance alligator trapper needed for Santa Rosa County
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program is accepting applications for a contracted nuisance alligator trapper in Santa Rosa County.
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.