Hurlburt Field – As the final seconds ticked away on the game clock, the crowd cheered, and teammates came off of the bench to congratulate one another. 

The Hurlburt Field Air Commandos basketball team had clinched yet another win with a 76-68 win over the Eglin Eagles on Jan. 10. 

Santa Rosa County 4-H recently celebrated an outstanding achievement as its archery team showcased bow skills at the Florida 4-H State 3-D Archery Competition.

The Senior Team, comprised of three high school age children, netted third place in the highly competitive Florida 4-H State 3-D Archery Compound Division Competition. In the Florida 4-H State Intermediate Individual 3-D Archery Compound Division Competition, Hailey Marsh, 13, earned second place.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., United Way of West Florida will be hosting a distribution for children’s coats at the Pensacola State College Century Campus in Building 1, 440 E. Hecker Road in Century. This event is open to Santa Rosa County residents.

The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved impact fees Feb. 3. The fees are expected to generate $26 million over 10 years that is to be used for road and infrastructure improvements.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, as well as county, state, and Florida Department of Transportation officials, met at the corner of Highway 90 and Avalon Boulevard Wednesday, Jan. 29, to commemorate two public servants of yesteryear.

In order to meet the required instructional minutes and missed time for weather, the following updates were made to the 2024-2025 school calendar and approved at the February 4, 2025 school board meeting.

A special workshop brought the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners together to discuss the current land development code which has been in place since the latest version introduced in 2019. It was adopted in 2021 with rewrites along the way until 2023.

Elizabeth Jasmine Bradberry of Pensacola, Florida was sentenced as part of a plea deal for a case involving a 2022 fatal crash in Santa Rosa County. The deal was processed on Friday, Jan. 31. On July 17, 2022, Bradberry was driving a stolen 2018 Toyota Rav4 southbound on State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County. The Toyota had 4 occupants, including a 17-year-old female from Pensacola. A license plate reader notification was received by deputies with Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

November through January is generally known as the holiday season in the United States, as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day are celebrated and observed as days employees have off. Other holidays are also celebrated during that time of year, including Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. While the holiday season may be a short period of the year, there are many other holidays observed throughout the calendar year. In Florida, there are state-specific holidays, which are observed in state offices.

In honor of National Data Privacy Week, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is offering cybersecurity tips to Floridians on how to keep their data secure.