With Santa Rosa County District Schools returning Aug. 12, students and their families may have questions regarding where to find information such as calendars, registration links, start and dismissal times and much more. Here are some key dates, times and links to help your family get ready.

Hurlburt Field – Air Commandos throughout Air Force Special Operations Command said farewell to Mr. Donald Plater, AFSOC executive director, July 26, as he prepares to retire. Plater, a member of the Senior Executive Service, served more than five years with the command and possesses a combined 51 years of federal service.

Vast plains within a mountain valley house, a simulated enemy complex and vehicles within the military range of Joint Base Elmendorf. Thousands of feet above them, an AC-130J crew from the 5th Special Operations Squadron struck targets with Hellfire and Griffin missiles, salvos of automatic 30 mm and 105mm munitions from the aircraft’s guns.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it will be sending personnel and supplies to assist in storm recovery efforts in Lafayette County following Hurricane Debby. The Disaster Response Team will leave Santa Rosa County today (Monday, Aug. 5) at 2 p.m.

There wasn’t a smile missing from someone’s face nor a dry eye in the room when Chris and Tammy Roberts strolled into their Immanuel Baptist Church Life Group Tuesday, July 30. This was the first time in nearly three years, Chris and Tammy haven’t had to worry about today being the last for Chris, who recently received a heart and kidney transplant at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

Casey’s General Stores announced in a press release on July 26 that it is purchasing Fikes Wholesale, which owns 198 CEFCO Convenience stores.

Florida voters will get to decide in November on a change to the state’s abortion law, which currently prohibits abortion beyond six weeks of pregnancy.

Florida Power & Light (FPL) has been using sheep to help maintain vegetation at the Blackwater River Solar Energy Center site for a year as a pilot program, and the early results are in.

Ahead of the potential landfall of Invest 97L, a tropical wave, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order (EO) 24-156 (Emergency Management – Invest 97L) declaring counties throughout Florida under a state of emergency. These included Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties.

With an above average hurricane season forecasted, two local governments are taking no chances with their reserve funds.