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A Santa Rosa County man was sentenced to five years in state prison for torturing a kitten to death in December 2025, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office.

The City of Milton failed to complete the bookkeeping required for its annual audit, a lapse the city’s outside auditor said will result in multiple findings and at least $15,000 in additional audit work approved by the Milton City Council on July 23.

One of Santa Rosa County’s oldest schools is getting a breath of new life as the Santa Rosa County School Board approved a $34 million phase one project which will see middle and high school students move into a new two-story building by 2029.

A proposed upcoming budget from the Santa Rosa County School Board would trim the property tax rate slightly while collecting more in taxes, as rising property values offset declining enrollment and a drop in state funding.

Santa Rosa County commissioners on July 23 recognized the Navarre Rotary Club for its work to prevent drownings on local beaches, adopting a proclamation marking July 19-25 as National Drowning Prevention Week.

Heart attack patients in Santa Rosa County don’t have to be rushed across the bay into Escambia County for life-saving treatment. Santa Rosa Medical Center now provides 24/7 emergency cardiac catheterization.

A man who fled deputies serving felony warrants and swam into the Blackwater River was found dead July 22, according to a news release from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Santa Rosa County commissioners will begin to direct staff to begin drafting ordinances to curb parking issues seen throughout the county; from vehicles parking on beach dunes to RV’s parked on county right-of-way.

Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed on July 21 to move forward with the county adopting new stormwater standards, saying the shift will improve how local drainage and stormwater projects are designed.

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect current information.

The former nominee to be the Town of Jay’s next town manager was arrested after what the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says was one of multiple arrests in a sex offender compliance sweep.