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.
Jan 9, 2023
Council to again consider resolution supporting treatment plant plans
The Milton City Council again will vote on a resolution supporting existing plans to build a $70-million wastewater treatment plant – this time for real – when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street.
Jan 7, 2023
County to discuss deeding land to Milton for wastewater disposal
After more than a month off for the end-of-year holidays, Santa Rosa County Commissioners have a busy first meeting of 2023. A vote that could dramatically change the future of Milton’s $70-million wastewater treatment plant project highlights an agenda that includes plans for a major countywide septic-to-sewer conversion program, and the next step in the Navarre Community Access Road project.
Public forum begins at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the County Administrative Complex, 6245 Caroline St. in Milton. The commission will begin consideration of the published agenda at 5:30 p.m.
Jan 6, 2023
2023: Santa Rosa County faces a busy agenda
’Tis the season…for looking to the year ahead. Sandpaper Publishing asked Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer Sarah Whitfield to help us preview the county’s 2023 to-do list. She consulted County Administrator DeVann Cook and Assistant County Administrator Brad Baker to provide the following issues to watch:
Jan 5, 2023
Santa Rosa Medical Center welcomes first baby
Santa Rosa Medical Center (SRMC) welcomed the first baby born in Santa Rosa County this year on Jan. 4.
The first baby, Andorra, was born at 8:46 a.m. Jan. 4 to Katherine and David in the Baby Suite at SRMC. According to SRMC, both mom and baby are recovering well.
Jan 4, 2023
County to hold open house event to review new FCC broadband map
Santa Rosa County will host a drop-in open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Santa Rosa County Extension Office, 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton, to discuss broadband.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rolled out a new national broadband map and Santa Rosa County residents are urged to validate the accuracy of the information on the map. Challenges to the FCC broadband map are due by Friday, Jan. 13. View the map at broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home.
Jan 4, 2023
Looking ahead: Milton hopes 2023 brings more answers than questions
The City of Milton’s 2023 will be shaped largely by forces beyond its control.




