Urgent need for O negative blood donors
Due to increased blood transfusions in area hospitals, the need for blood donations, especially O Negative, is extremely high. Your community blood center is issuing a critical appeal to help patien…
Good Friday Office Closures
The following offices and departments will close on Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday. Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, April 1.
· Santa Rosa County Board of Com…
Prescribed Burn Planned for Perdido River Water Management Area
Santa Rosa residents may notice heavy smoke over Pensacola tomorrow. Don't be alarmed.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District is conducting a prescribed burn in Escambia County on Thursda…
Controlled burn in Harold
The Florida Forest Service is conducting a 403-acre prescribed burn on state lands south of Intersate 10 just east of Harold today.
Smoke will be visible from the interstate but north to northwest…
Series of Blunders Leads to Multiple Fraud Arrests
Shortly after 4PM on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, Escambia Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Regions Bank located at 4 East Nine Mile Road in reference to a fraud complaint. When they arrived, they wer…
Toiletry kit items needed for homeless
Santa Rosa County School District's Communities of Learning Program is in need of items to make toiletry kits for our homeless families and unaccompanied youth. Full size products preferably. Items l…
Salute to Senior Service seeks top volunteers
The search is on for Florida’s top senior volunteers. Santa Rosa County residents are encouraged to nominate outstanding senior volunteers.
The Salute to Senior Service program, sponsored by Home …
Agencies partner in Milton to provide a low cost horse clinic
Milton, Florida – The Santa Rosa County Horse Assistance Council, Inc. announces plans for a combined low cost gelding clinic in conjunction with a low cost Coggins and vaccination clinic for horse o…
City of Milton ready to make some racket
The city of Milton is hoping tennis players, both young and old, are ready to make some racket soon.
By then the city should have seven new tennis courts ready to go sometime late spring, but with…
Men in Action
Morris Smith grew up in Hollywood, Fla. without many positive male influences in his life.
"My father, he was off and on in my life, more off than on," Smith said. "I had a rough upbringing and ha…