A proposed upcoming budget from the Santa Rosa County School Board would trim the property tax rate slightly while collecting more in taxes, as rising property values offset declining enrollment and a drop in state funding.

Santa Rosa County commissioners on July 23 recognized the Navarre Rotary Club for its work to prevent drownings on local beaches, adopting a proclamation marking July 19-25 as National Drowning Prevention Week.

Heart attack patients in Santa Rosa County don’t have to be rushed across the bay into Escambia County for life-saving treatment. Santa Rosa Medical Center now provides 24/7 emergency cardiac catheterization.

Santa Rosa County commissioners will begin to direct staff to begin drafting ordinances to curb parking issues seen throughout the county; from vehicles parking on beach dunes to RV’s parked on county right-of-way.

Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed on July 21 to move forward with the county adopting new stormwater standards, saying the shift will improve how local drainage and stormwater projects are designed.

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect current information.

The former nominee to be the Town of Jay’s next town manager was arrested after what the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says was one of multiple arrests in a sex offender compliance sweep.

Tropical Depression 2 is inching toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday, with forecasters at the National Weather Service saying the storm could be upgraded to tropical storm status by late afternoon.

Santa Rosa County students report to class on August 10. Which means the time is now to get the supplies your students need to hit the ground running for a successful school year.

Charlena Jenkins spent a career helping others. Which left a toll on her knees and joints.

“I had to find some kind of exercise that was gentle on my joints that I could enjoy as I get older,” Jenkins said, who now works as a nurse. The former paramedic turns 70 next month.

She landed on bike riding years ago. What’s new is the company.

Jenkins is the founder of the Holy Rollers, a cycling small group at Christian Life Church in Milton. She has been a member of the church for the past seven years and on July 18, the group is set for their first ride on the Blackwater Heritage State Trail.

Milton city officials are drafting an ordinance that would prohibit camping and sleeping in public places within city limits as part of the city’s response to state requirements regarding public camping.