Santa Rosa Chamber welcomes new CEO
March 26, 2024
The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new CEO to step in after Donna Tucker retired after having served 23 years.
UF/IFAS schedules 2024 Santa Rosa County Farm Tour
March 25, 2024
The University of Florida/Institute of Family and Agriculture Science will host the 2024 Santa Rosa County Farm Tour on Thursday, May 16.
AFSOC honors JOCKEY-14 crew at 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony
March 25, 2024
Air Commandos gathered with friends and family to honor the crew of JOCKEY-14 during the 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2024.
Avalon Middle student wins Amazing Shake competition
March 25, 2024
Avalon Middle School’s Kerrigan Densman has been named the winner of the 2024 Amazing Shake competition. The competition featured students from a handful of schools in Santa Rosa County including Hobbs Middle, King Middle, Sims Middle and Wallace Lake K-8.
Santa Rosa Buffalo Rock facility project submits plans to county
March 22, 2024
Buffalo Rock is moving closer to bringing a distribution facility to Santa Rosa County.
Developers affiliated with the Birmingham-based company, which bottles Dr. Pepper and Pepsi products, have submitted plans to County development services for the construction of two facilities at the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10.
Eight is…too many? Cusack suggests fewer council seats
March 22, 2024
Milton’s four wards should have one seat each on the city council, and each councilmember should be elected by her or his ward’s voters, Councilman Mike Cusack suggested during last week’s council work session.
Central School hosts agricultural community event
March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, was a busy day for Central School in Allentown. The school turned its football field and stadium into a staging ground for tractors, combines, livestock, science experiments, vendors and even a petting zoo.
School district addresses concerns over student data privacy with Tutor.com
March 22, 2024
Santa Rosa County District Schools issued a statement to address recent concerns raised regarding student data privacy while utilizing Tutor.com, an online tutoring service:
Florida Attorney General’s medical fraud control unit secures nearly $150K from medical equipment supplier
March 22, 2024
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured nearly $150,000 through a multistate action against Lincare Inc., a durable medical equipment supplier. The action resolves allegations that Lincare knowingly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims to various government health care programs, including Medicaid, for conduct related to its rentals of non-invasive home ventilation devices.
Pace High band members among those competing at Jazz Pensacola event
March 22, 2024
Jazz Pensacola will host the 2024 Student Jazz Competition Live Finals on Saturday, March 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ashmore Auditorium on the campus of Pensacola State College. It is part of Jazz Pensacola’s mission to encourage and assist emerging jazz musicians during their student years.