County Commissioner race begins
The first political forum at Holley by the Sea took place Thursday evening. All Santa Rosa County Commissioner candidates attended with the exception of one, Kristopher Daniel Long, (DEM), running fo…
Farmers not sure about fall harvest
This year will be remembered for an abnormal saturation of rain stranding residents within their own homes and warranting a disaster proclamation by President Obama. As volunteers came together to he…
Locals enjoy winemaking from their backyard grapes
Before relocating to Santa Rosa County in 2000 from Houston, Texas Kevin and Elaine Dinwiddie never would have considered themselves winemakers. However, when purchasing their home they acquired a he…
Rebuilding America's sweet medicine
On a farm in Jay lives a U.S. mail carrier whose second business has proven far sweeter than his job. For the last 20 years, Chester Capers has produced honey, starting, he said, with a single colony…
Frugal families share their plan
It has been said that the best things in life are free. In this day they may not always be exactly free but we can find ways to save lots of money. Some Santa Rosa County families are finding both ne…
6 Steps to Homemade Soap
Most people wonder how it could be that making home made soap is cost or time effective. Marianne Hatch, Milton, is a wife and mother of two and has been using her own soap, a handed down family reci…
The City of Pace question
Like the regular passing of a solar eclipse, a familiar topic many residents of the unincorporated community of Pace darkens the landscape again: Pace incorporation. Currently, the only governing bod…
FCAT Reading and math
In a year where schools are transitioning from Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to the new Florida Standards, Santa Rosa County continued to rank near the top of our state in student achievem…
SRSO: Fugitive arrested
Cheever charged with grand theft motor vehicle, grand theft firearm
SRSO: Man charged, child neglect, drug possession
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office reports arresting Thomas Bryan Davis, 35 and charging him with neglecting a child without great bodily harm, cocaine and marijuana possession, and drug equipmen…














