May 31, 2013
Medical Examiner: Menginitis death may not be meningitis
Earlier this week, Health Department officials in Santa Rosa County said a Santa Rosa School Bus driver died from bacterial meningitis. Now the Medicial Examiner is saying tests are not back to confi…
May 31, 2013
Bagdad Fire Department to get new building
The Board of County Commissioners approved a $789,500 project for the construction of a new Bagdad Volunteer Fire Department building.
Chief Nick Anderson says the department has been operating in…
May 31, 2013
Special Olympics participants return home
Escambia /Santa Rosa is proud to announce the successful return of a delegation of 40 athletes, volunteer coaches and unified partners from the 2013 Special Olympics Florida State Summer Games. The …
May 31, 2013
Police computer reads your tag in traffic, identifies violations
When red light cameras were installed inside the city limits of Milton, there were drivers who expressed displeasure at being recorded and identified by an electronic device. A simple trip around tow…
May 31, 2013
PARTNERS IN CRIME
Deputy Melissa Spratt says law enforcement is in her blood. Her father was a Captain with the Santa Rosa's Sheriff Office for 27 years. Her mother worked as a state probation officer. Melissa followe…
May 31, 2013
Charity golf tournament tees off Saturday at Tanglewood
Calvary Baptist Church’s youth group is seeking donations for their next fundraiser. They will be having a Golf Tourney at Tanglewood Country Club. The youth are raising money for church camp and wou…
May 28, 2013
FDLE report: Santa Rosa safer than Escambia
The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is in for the year 2012. Crime statistics for Santa Rosa County indicate an overall drop in crime of -6.7%. But what…
May 28, 2013
No one dies in three vehicle crash
Traffic was tied up for two hours while emergency crews sifted through the aftermath of a three car accident that demolished a van, totaled an SUV and left two people with serious injuries and one in…
May 28, 2013
Summer means water fun and swimming hazards
The weather is warming up and schools are letting out for the summer. Soon, the beaches and rivers in the area will be full of bronzed bodies looking to relax with a dip in the gulf.
O…
May 28, 2013
LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE opens new maintenance facility
Lifeguard Ambulance Service celebrated the completion of a new ambulance maintenance facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony and broke ground on its next expansion project Thursday.
"This is sym…