Three things you need to know ahead of the Santa Rosa Commission meeting
Hurricane Isaias will dominate the Oct. 20 Santa Rosa County Commission meeting.
Unlike past weeks, this upcoming week will only feature a regular meeting on Tuesday at the Santa Rosa County Administration Building in Milton at 8:30 a.m.
Here are three things you need to know:
Even after Isaias, good living still flows in Milton
A week after Hurricane Isaias, Milton is finding broken gas and water lines as city officials are still in emergency response mode, Mayor Heather Lindsay said Oct. 16.
DeSantis, Barber disagree over school reopening date
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 13 that the state “never mandated” a reopening date for Santa Rosa County schools after Hurricane Isaias, a day after Superintendent Karen Barber said the state directed them to reopen Oct. 14.
Santa Rosa School Board votes to move school opening date to Oct. 19
The Santa Rosa County School Board heard from numerous parents and teachers Oct. 13 advocating or school not to reopen the next day.
Santa Rosa schools to reopen Wednesday after Isaias
Santa Rosa County public schools will reopen Wednesday, Oct. 14, under a state directive, even though Hurricane Isaias damaged several campuses, including Milton High School, where the storm tore open the gym’s roof.
Bagdad looks to recover following Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias blew open the front doors of Bagdad Methodist Church and tore siding from the steeple, but the historic church, according to its lead pastor, seems to have survived the storm.
DeSantis: Santa Rosa takes some of Isaias’ worst
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 11 outside a Waffle House in East Milton that the effects of Hurricane Isaias were some of the oddest he’s seen from a tropical system.
Santa Rosa County to begin hurricane debris pickup Oct. 14
Crews across Santa Rosa County will begin the first pass of debris collection Wednesday, Oct. 14, with county officials asking residents to sort and place debris.
Santa Rosa sheriff orders curfew after Isaias knocks out power, traffic lights
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson ordered a countywide dusk-to-dawn curfew Oct. 10, citing the threat of looting and dangerous intersections as Hurricane Isaias left most of the county without power and most of its traffic signals.
Isaias makes landfall, Santa Rosa looks to begin recovery efforts
Santa Rosa County’s 911 center is still fielding multiple reports of severely damaged homes, but emergency crews cannot yet reach callers as Hurricane Isaias begins to quickly move out of the area.


















