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Florida Power & Light (FPL) has been using sheep to help maintain vegetation at the Blackwater River Solar Energy Center site for a year as a pilot program, and the early results are in.

Ahead of the potential landfall of Invest 97L, a tropical wave, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order (EO) 24-156 (Emergency Management – Invest 97L) declaring counties throughout Florida under a state of emergency. These included Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties.

With an above average hurricane season forecasted, two local governments are taking no chances with their reserve funds.

It’ll be November before Lisa Newell and Don Gaetz face off at the ballot box, but they went head-to-head on July 24 in a forum at East Bay K8 School.

David Farrow and Rick Stephens were asked a fair question during Wednesday night’s election forum, organized by the Navarre chamber of Commerce at East Bay K-8 School — Why is either going through the process of running for an elected position that they won’t be paid for, and basically holds no power?

The candidates for Santa Rosa County superintendent of schools were only asked one question about teacher retention and recruitment during the July 24 forum at East Bay K8 School.

The public is invited to join the Santa Rosa County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for an informational meeting about CERT at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road in Milton.

Four ATMS/LIVE machines at PenAir Credit Union locations have been closed and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after skimming devices were found in the machines. SRSO was notified of the incident on July 30, 2024. According to a SRSO press release, the credit union immediately secured the affected ATMs and notified the […]

All Badcock Home Furniture and More stores are closing, including the Pace and Milton locations. Badcock confirmed on its Facebook page that it’s going out of business. “All Badcock stores are closing!” the company’s Facebook page said. Conn’s HomePlus is also closing 73 stores, according to the company’s website. Twenty of the locations are in […]

Santa Rosa County held a ribbon cutting on July 29to celebrate the completion of the floating dock at Bagdad Mill Site Park, located at 6953 Main St. in Bagdad. The floating dock is close to where Pond Creek meets the historically significant Blackwater River on the north side of the Bagdad Mill Site Park. The newly constructed […]