Santa Rosa Tax Collector announces upcoming office closure
Santa Rosa Tax Collector’s Offices will be closed on Monday, October 12, for an in-service training day.
Crime scene unit works behind the scenes
Crime scene technicians with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office say the biggest difference between the real world and what people see on “CSI: Miami” comes down mostly to time.
FDOT to begin Highway 90 resurfacing project in 2028
Starting in 2028, U.S. Highway 90 will begin to be repaved from Stewart Street to the Okaloosa County line, FDOT announced Sept. 24.
County rejects Parkland Place North rezoning
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners followed the recommendation from the county’s zoning board, denying a request to rezone 503 acres off Berryhill Road for a subdivision and neighborhood shopping area that county staff said could hold as many as 2,000 homes.
Santa Rosa County opens new outdoor recreation space in Allentown
Santa Rosa County cut the ribbon on the new Allentown Community Park, a brand-new park and outdoor fitness center, on Sept. 23. Commissioner Rhett Rowell said the project came together with donated land, grant funding and work done in-house to save taxpayer funds.
Former AFSOC command chief found guilty, sentenced
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, former command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, was found guilty of four offenses in violation of two articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including indecent recording in violation of Article 120c and possessing, viewing and producing child pornography in violation of Article 134.
Traveling exhibit showcases Spanish Pensacola’s Aztec ties
During September and October, a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the first Spanish settlement in the New World will shine a light on Pensacola’s connection to the Aztec people.
“Indios Amigos: Aztec Allies and the (New) Spanish Conquest of La Florida” features artifacts from the 1559 Tristan De Luna expedition and settlement in Pensacola.
Santa Rosa County renews five-cent gas tax
Santa Rosa County commissioners on Sept. 22 unanimously renewed the county’s five-cent local option gas tax, extending the levy on fuel purchases that funds transportation projects.
Pace woman gets 60 years in murder-for-hire plot
A Pace woman who shot her husband in 2022 and then tried to have her husband “knocked off” by a hitman was sentenced to 60 years in prison by Santa Rosa County Judge Clifton Drake.
Dead body found in burnt car on Eglin range
A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23.
The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.


















