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…
Wal-mart has 40 veterans
"Tired" may be part of the word "retired," but it doesn't ring true in Pace.
The Pace/Pea Ridge Wal-Mart's workforce includes about 40 veterans from various wars.
Coming straight from military …
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…
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…
Headed to the beach? Help biologists monitor spawning horseshoe crabs
A ritual dating back millions of years takes place again this spring on Florida beaches. Spring marks horseshoe crabs’ mating season, and biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Co…
SUV hits stop sign, flips on side
Robert Williams Jr., 17, of Milton, was taken to Santa Rosa Medical Center around 7 a.m. today for minor injuries after his 2008 Ford Escape overturned at Chantilly Way and U.S. 90, according to Flor…
Hiking record setters pass through Santa Rosa
Two young men attempting to set a hiking record will travel through Santa Rosa County on their way to the end. Zack Umbarger, 16, and Cody Umbarger, 12, will be the youngest hikers to ever complete t…
Veteran service providers host career and resource fair March 28
The Veteran Services Department at Workforce Escarosa along with fellow non-profit, VetReady, will host the Support Our Troops Resource & Career Fair on Thursday, March 28, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. …












