Mar 7, 2014
Santa Rosa ranked 65 in violence
Orlando's WESH Channel 2 compiled a list ranking all of Florida's 67 counties by the most violence based on the number of 2012 arrests for murder, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault as a…
Mar 7, 2014
Skateland burglarized
A man and woman from Baker broke into Skateland on Stewart Street in Milton on Thursday and were arrested, says Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Reports say around 11:45 p.m. Westley Steiner, 26, …
Mar 7, 2014
Pensacola Vet Center ready to serve active duty, veterans
Active-duty service members who served in a combat or war zone and their family members will be able to get free counseling at the Pensacola Vet Center.
The services offered include:
• …
Mar 7, 2014
Recycling drop-off sites to close
At the Thursday, Feb. 27 Santa Rosa County Commission Regular Meeting, the board voted to permanently close two of the county’s 23 recycle drop-off sites. The Tiger Point Park Road and Five Points/C…
Mar 7, 2014
He's a lumberjack
Throwing for accuracy and distance, local residents competed against once another to display their strength at the Lumberjack Festival Saturday. Dominic Tascarella stands poised for an overhead thro…
Mar 5, 2014
Let the good times roll
The good times rolled at the Mardi Gras Parade Thursday night from Milton High School to Regions Bank on Stewart Street. Dazzling in lights and color, floats slowly rolled by, decorating the streets…
Mar 5, 2014
Resident: Aggressive coyotes near landfill
Brian Wood, 34, has lived with his wife and four children adjacent to the Santa Rosa County landfill for the past two years. He and his neighbors said they're having a problem with coyotes trespassi…
Mar 5, 2014
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility Becomes First in Florida and Second in USA for
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility just completed a lengthy process of implementing a new National Standard, and completed it with success. This is the first incarceration faci…
Mar 5, 2014
Community Briefs March 1
Community Briefs
Traffic Shift Planned for Hwy 90
Traffic on U.S. 90 between Milton Trail and Lundy Lane in Santa Rosa County will be shifted to the north side of roadway and the left tur…
Mar 5, 2014
Judicial center spot approved
The site for Santa Rosa County’s new judicial center has been found.
CountyCommissionsapproved the purchase of a 22-acre lot on U.S. Highway 90, just west of Avalon Boulevard, to house the propose…