Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson brought a message to the forefront today at a news conference following two separate murder-suicides on Nov. 5.

“For the love of God, please call if you are in any kind of situation where you feel you need help with domestic violence,” Johnson said.

With all precincts reporting, the Milton City Council will turn over four seats. Incumbents Jeff Snow, Matt Jarrett, Roxanne Meiss and Shari Sebastiao have lost their re-election bids to Tom Powers, Larry McKee, Robert Leek and Ashley Fretwell. More details to follow.

News Service Florida Dara Kim Tallahassee – A $150 million-plus effort to allow recreational use of marijuana in Florida fizzled out Tuesday, falling short of the needed 60 percent voter approval and delivering a major victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, pumped nearly $144.6 million into the proposed constitutional amendment. […]

Many people said it was a crazy idea. He tried and failed, tried and failed again, and then the impossible happened and in 1984 Pat Quinn built a zoo. Not just any zoo – the Gulf Breeze Zoo. Forty years later, the Gulf Breeze Zoo stands strong on the shoulders of Quinn’s legacy.

In response to an ethics finding against Milton City councilman Mike Cusack, the council voted to remove him from his role on the city’s finance committee. The vote was four in favor, with Farrow opposing and Cusack abstaining. Earlier this month, the Florida Commission on Ethics found that Cusack had violated state law by using […]

What can we expect in north Santa Rosa?

According to eclipse2024.org, the eclipse is a total eclipse for those in the path of totality, however, north Santa Rosa County will experience a partial eclipse with 80% magnitude (or coverage of the sun) on Monday, April 8, 2024.

The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new CEO to step in after Donna Tucker retired after having served 23 years.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy on New Hope Rd. in Gulf Breeze has come under the scrutiny of Santa Rosa County officials, Midway Fire Department, and Department of Children and Families in recent days as a result of a fire safety inspection.

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, their study on the state of Florida veteran population (2020) shows that Santa Rosa County has 22,295 veterans. In 2020, the state total population of veterans was 1.5 million.