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Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter gets five new benches thanks to a Milton High School student, Brent Leaver and his Eagle Scout project.

An Eagle Scout project fulfills the Scout Oath “to help other people at all times”. Every year, Eagle Scout projects provide millions of hours of community service making significant impacts in local communities. For Leaver’s project, he built five benches and donated them to the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter.

On Monday, May 5, Central High School social science teacher Ken Maxwell was honored by the Board of County Commissioners.

Maxwell brought some of his students from Central High School, who stayed throughout the meeting for a firsthand look at how local government operates. Commissioner Rhett Rowell, who is also a history teacher at Jay High School, read a proclamation to honor Maxwell.

The Board of County Commissioners extended the Rural Protection Zone (RPZ) with no objections on May 8.

Edited Facebook videos involving Land Development Code Taskforce (LDC) members were discussed at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on May 8.

The Board of County Commissioners passed the extension of the Rural Protection Zone without objection. A workshop to discuss how to strengthen the boundary is expected to follow.
Edited Facebook videos cause an online uproar with Land Development Code Task Force members Dara Hartigan and Kelvin Enfinger in the midst.
More details to follow soon.

The Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park is entering a new phase of development aimed at enhancing the visitor experience and highlighting the legacy of Air Commandos.

Boy Scout Pack 400 hosted a first responder den meeting at Woodbine Church on April 29. The scouts were given a firsthand look inside the careers and lives of first responders.

Santa Rosa County 4-H has two of its youth members, Fletcher Hill and Kali Marsh, qualified to represent Florida at the National 4-H Archery Competition this summer. Hill and Marsh will travel to Grand Island, Nebraska, where they will compete in the compound bow division alongside two other youth from Florida.

Santa Rosa County invites residents, property owners, and stakeholders in the East Milton area to help shape the future of their community by participating in an online survey now available through June 30, 2025.

A new University of Florida study tracking more than 5 million trees over nearly three decades reveals a troubling trend for the future of forests in the United States – the loss of native trees.