Aug 5, 2016
County, faith-based initiatives developing to help people who need rides
MILTON — Santa Rosa County’s current poverty rate is 45.57 percent.
Dr. Karen Barber, director of Federal Programs for the Santa Rosa County School District and president of Bridges Out of Poverty…
Aug 5, 2016
Kiwanis members take on new community service project
MILTON — JoEllen Wolf received a Milton Pride license plate holder from the Sunrise Kiwanis Club.
The former nurse thought up the Santa Rosa Sunrise Kiwanis’ newest undertaking, "Sunrise Littlest …
Aug 5, 2016
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center sets grand opening
NAVARRE — The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center will have its grand opening Tuesday, Aug. 9. The event begins 9 a.m. at 8740 Gulf Blvd., in the Navarre Beach Marine Park.
Guest speakers…
Aug 5, 2016
Floridatown Park awarded $50K grant
PACE — Floridatown Park will receive $50,000 in improvements following a Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant.
The department is awarding more than $7 million in grants for more th…
Aug 5, 2016
Santa Rosa County educators participate in tech-centered professional development event
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Three Santa Rosa County Schools educators — teacher Erin Cosky, digital learning specialist Shelley Mann and teacher Lauren Goodin — recently joined over 100 fellow educators fro…
Aug 4, 2016
Florida Department of Transportation to present Pensacola Bay Bridge Design Concepts
PENSACOLA — The Florida Department of Transportation on Wednesday will present initial design concepts for the Pensacola Bay Bridge’s replacement to the Florida Alabama Transportation Planning Organi…
Aug 4, 2016
Milton child welfare concern ends with reunion
MILTON — Here is the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s law enforcement report for Santa Rosa County.
Officer Jones responded to a B.O.L.O., or be on the look-out request, from th…
Aug 4, 2016
Gulf Breeze man charged with hit and run
GULF BREEZE — A Gulf Breeze man accused of hitting a teenager’s car last month, causing serious injury, and fleeing is in jail.
Thomas Eugene Sutton, 17, of Gulf Breeze was hospitalized in serious…
Aug 4, 2016
Santa Rosa County’s July 29 to Aug. 4 arrests include hit and run and battery
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office provided these felony arrest reports for July 29 to Aug. 4.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Decymber Denese Brantley ,…
Aug 4, 2016
LETTER: Taxpayers lose again
Dear editor,
The results of the Tough Mudder economic benefit to Santa Rosa taxpayers sound like smoke and mirrors.
The food and lodging and incidental numbers are hard to believe, such as…