With peak hurricane season quickly approaching, officials from Santa Rosa County Emergency Management are inviting residents to get prepared with their Tropical Town Hall on July 21.

A new bill introduced by Congressman Jimmy Patronis would protect seaports from unauthorized drone flights.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has closed its investigation into a Milton beekeeper’s report of massive bee losses, finding no link between the deaths and spraying, according to the agency.

A 36-year-old Jay man was killed on July 11 in a two-vehicle crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Inside a packed conference room on the third floor of the Ascension Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Pensacola, staff members and community members welcomed a new member of the team.
He doesn’t talk, he doesn’t complain, and he is paid in hugs and treats.

More than a dozen Santa Rosa County residents spoke at the first of two public hearings on a proposed 12-month data center ban before the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on July 9, telling elected officials that the temporary ban doesn’t go far enough and pressed for an outright ban.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners reviewed a tentative $255.2 million balanced budget on July 9, closing a nearly $4 million gap that was reviewed at the county’s first budget workshop on June 29, through more spending cuts, delayed capital projects, and higher-than-expected sheriff’s office revenue.

A 68-year-old Pensacola man is dead after crashing his truck into the Yellow River on Thursday, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners moved forward July 7 with plans to apply for two state defense grants worth up to $750,000 to support NAS Whiting Field.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners on July 7 expressed their unanimous support for grant funding that will allow the Bagdad Village Preservation Association (BVPA) to expand their facility by relocating the historic post office back to the museum.