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.

Ascension Sacred Heart is thrilled to announce it is increasing access to emergency services by building a new freestanding ER in the Five Points area of Pace in Santa Rosa County. The site is at the intersection of Berryhill Road and Chumuckla Highway.

A celebration of the lives of two former Santa Rosa County Sheriffs turned into a scary situation Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, in Milton.

State Sen. Don Gaetz, 77, suffered what has been described as a “medical emergency” during his remarks at a roadway dedication ceremony. The ceremony was in honor of Bart D. and John R. Broxson, two former Santa Rosa County Sheriffs and members of the well-known Broxson family.

A 54-year-old Milton man suffered minor injuries in a crash in Escambia County in the early afternoon of Jan. 23. Others involved in the crash didn’t fair as well.

WASHINGTON (AFNS) —  Only days before his tenure as secretary of the Department of the Air Force comes to an end, Frank Kendall offered a vision Jan. 13 for the security challenges the Air Force and Space Force could face in 2050 and what is needed to properly respond.