Sep 27, 2017
Innovation Coast rep speaks at Milton Rotary Club
MILTON — Tiffany Sullivan from Innovation Coast spoke at the Milton Rotary Club about what the organization does to support technology companies in Northwest Florida. Its mission is to grow, sustain …
Sep 27, 2017
Puerto Rico needs blood donations following Hurricane Maria
MILTON — OneBlood, the local nonprofit blood center serving Florida and the majority of the Southeast, has sent several shipments of blood to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and plans to send m…
Sep 27, 2017
'Monarch Madness' Butterfly Festival returns to Navarre
NAVARRE — The Panhandle Butterfly House’s 11th Annual Monarch Madness Butterfly Festival is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at 8581 Navarre Parkway in Navarre.
Visitors can tour the vivarium — a screened…
Sep 26, 2017
Santa Rosa Kids' House provides mobile aid with $100,000 donation
Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on nonprofit organizations that improve Santa Rosa County residents’ quality of life.
MILTON — Due to a $100,000 donation from golf pro …
Sep 26, 2017
Commissioners' pit decision saves taxpayers $8M
MILTON — Santa Rosa commissioners’ recent approval of Blue Water Holdings Santa Rosa County Inc.’s permit to build a construction and demolition debris disposal pit in East Milton is a step toward en…
Sep 26, 2017
'It was surreal to say the least'
MILTON — An early-morning house fire left two University of West Florida students without any belongings other than the shirts on their backs.
On Sept. 13, Alexis Moore and Brianna Neal were asleep…
Sep 26, 2017
Santa Rosa County Commission supports hunters in lawsuit
MILTON — Santa Rosa commissioners have unanimously supported hunting with hounds in a case between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and property owners in the Blackwater State Fo…
Sep 25, 2017
Santa Rosa animal sheltering class scheduled
MILTON — Interested in helping pets and people during disasters? The Florida State Animal Response Coalition and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management are offering an Awareness Level Small Animal Sh…
Sep 25, 2017
Santa Rosa Community Briefs
Fall Job Fair returns to West Florida PENSACOLA — CareerSource Escarosa will partner with Escambia County and Pensacola State College to host the 2017 Fall Job Fair. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. De Soto St., in Pensacola. At no cost, job seekers […]
Sep 25, 2017
6 Santa Rosa traffic changes to expect
Drivers will encounter these traffic variations as crews perform construction and maintenance activities:
U.S. Highway 98 turn lane construction in Navarre: Expect westbound lane closure across f…