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Jun 25, 2024
A new Costco retail store is planned for Nine Mile Road in Pensacola. The new store would be 161,780 square feet, according to plans submitted by Thomas Engineering Group from Tampa, Florida. A gas station is also included. The store, located at 181 East Nine Mile Road in Pensacola, would have 885 parking spaces. The […]

Jun 25, 2024
For the first time in its history, officers with the Milton Police Department will soon be wearing body-worn cameras to record interactions with the public.

Jun 25, 2024
Four students from Sims Middle School competed at the National Speech & Debate Association’s 2024 National Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, the week of June 19 through 21. There, they competed against 7,000 students from the top speech and debate programs from around the world.

Jun 24, 2024
Roy Jones Jr. announced his son, DeAndre, took his own life this past weekend. Jones, who is from Pensacola, posted on Instagram and asked for privacy for the family. “Unfortunately, my son DeAndre took his life on Saturday,” Jones posted on Instagram. “I’m so thankful that God allowed me to come home Friday night to […]

Jun 24, 2024
After well over an hour of heated debate that at times got personal, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted against a resolution that would’ve declared that the county did not welcome “illegal aliens.”

Jun 24, 2024
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has two new faces and they won’t be donning a badge. They are public information officers, responsible for releasing pertinent information concerning the agency to the public. For the past few years, Jillian Durkin has held the role, helping facilitate press conferences, interviews with the Sheriff, and being a public face of the agency at community events. To replace Durkin, who left the agency in June, the Sheriff’s Office has named Mikiko Tucker as public information officer (PIO) and Kylie Blankenship as assistant PIO.

Jun 22, 2024
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a man was found unresponsive in a vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County Saturday.

Jun 22, 2024
A Jay man was killed in a single-vehicle accident on SR-87 on Saturday morning, according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol. The man, who was 27, was driving on SR-87, approaching the intersection with CR-87A,  when for unknown reasons, the vehicle left the roadway. The vehicle then collided with a drainage ditch and utility […]

Jun 21, 2024
A new barbecue restaurant has been OK’d for Santa Rosa County. Jim N Nick’s has been approved for a location at 4625 Highway 90 in Pace, according to an approval letter from the  Santa Rosa County Development Services Center. The restaurant will be 5,160 square feet. The restaurant is planned for an area with a […]

Jun 20, 2024
The Jay Office of the Santa Rosa Tax Collector’s Office, 5259 Booker Lane in Jay will be closed until further notice due to the ongoing construction at the Jay Community Center. Milton, Midway and Pace offices are still accepting customers during regular business hours by appointment. There is currently no estimated time of re-opening. Updates will be provided as they are confirmed.
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