News Archive

The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new CEO to step in after Donna Tucker retired after having served 23 years.

The University of Florida/Institute of Family and Agriculture Science will host the 2024 Santa Rosa County Farm Tour on Thursday, May 16.

Air Commandos gathered with friends and family to honor the crew of JOCKEY-14 during the 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2024.

Avalon Middle School’s Kerrigan Densman has been named the winner of the 2024 Amazing Shake competition. The competition featured students from a handful of schools in Santa Rosa County including Hobbs Middle, King Middle, Sims Middle and Wallace Lake K-8.

Buffalo Rock is moving closer to bringing a distribution facility to Santa Rosa County.

Developers affiliated with the Birmingham-based company, which bottles Dr. Pepper and Pepsi products, have submitted plans to County development services for the construction of two facilities at the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10.

Milton’s four wards should have one seat each on the city council, and each councilmember should be elected by her or his ward’s voters, Councilman Mike Cusack suggested during last week’s council work session.

Wednesday, March 20, was a busy day for Central School in Allentown. The school turned its football field and stadium into a staging ground for tractors, combines, livestock, science experiments, vendors and even a petting zoo.

Santa Rosa County District Schools issued a statement to address recent concerns raised regarding student data privacy while utilizing Tutor.com, an online tutoring service:

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured nearly $150,000 through a multistate action against Lincare Inc., a durable medical equipment supplier. The action resolves allegations that Lincare knowingly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims to various government health care programs, including Medicaid, for conduct related to its rentals of non-invasive home ventilation devices.

Jazz Pensacola will host the 2024 Student Jazz Competition Live Finals on Saturday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ashmore Auditorium on the campus of Pensacola State College. It is part of Jazz Pensacola’s mission to encourage and assist emerging jazz musicians during their student years.