The Santa Rosa Medical Center has released its updated report featuring the hospital’s statistics from 2022. According to SRMC, there were a total of 241,680 patient encounters with 48,400 ER visits, 4,800 surgeries, 4,200 inpatient admissions, 280 births and 184,000 outpatient visits, including physician clinic visits, procedures and imaging.

Higher yields and federal tax credits could make carinata – Ethiopian mustard – a more popular cover-crop choice for Northwest Florida farmers. Carinata, a sustainable non-food cover crop grown between primary crops, helps farmers protect and improve soil health and also is used to make low-carbon advanced biofuel for the aviation industry and as a supplement in feedstock.

The Daybreak Market/76 gas station at the intersection of Santa Rosa Drive and U.S. Highway 90, just west of East Spencer Field Road, is selling regular gas for $1.76 per gallon until 5 p.m. today. Mark Contos, vice president of the Daybreak Market company, said the store has 31,000 gallons available for the grand-opening special.

Pace – The new 76 gas station is opening this weekend with a special promotion for people fueling up on its opening day. Residents of Pace and the surrounding communities are invited to celebrate the grand opening of a new 76 gas station located at 4560 US 90, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 29. The station will offer customers regular unleaded gas for $1.76 per gallon between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Drivers will need to download the new Fuel Forward App to redeem the offer.

To help address hunger in the community, and to celebrate National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day April 2, Santa Rosa Medical Center is donating 464 jars of peanut butter, and one jar of jelly, to Feeding the Gulf Coast.

The Market of Milton meets for the first time from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Jernigan’s Landing (5158 Willing St.).

Santa Rosa County needs to up its game, an economic development consultant told the Board of County Commissioners in February.

Internet availability and speed, workforce housing, and transportation infrastructure topped business stakeholders’ concerns in Santa Rosa County’s updated economic development strategic plan. Jay Garner of Garner Economics LLC presented “Leading Through Action,” the follow-up to the firm’s 2017 report, “Building a Better Santa Rosa County,” at a Feb. 23 workshop.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) brought 10 new solar energy centers online throughout Florida Feb. 1. FPL now has 60 solar energy centers installed statewide – capable of generating enough clean, emissions-free energy to power approximately 900,000 homes throughout the state.

Amazon expanded to Milton Nov. 9, 2022, and opened a delivery station at the Santa Rosa County Industrial Park in East Milton off U.S. Highway 90.

In January, Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new Amazon distribution center, welcoming the company to the community.

The facility is more than 80,000 square feet and was previously a call center for Navy Federal Credit Union. Amazon completely remodeled the building’s interior to accommodate a conveyance system, sort zones, route staging areas, a multi-faith room, mothers’ room, breakroom, training room and office space.