I used to make my living as a professional guitarist, and there is a universally shared experience among guitarists who have played in bands. At some point in your performance, someone is going to shout out, “Freebird! Freebird!” For those who don’t know, Freebird is a song by the southern-rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and it features several iconic guitar solos. I have heard that request often and most of my 6-string colleagues have as well. For the many times we’ve been asked to play the song, you’d think that we would take the time to learn it. I never have, and neither have any of my guitar playing friends. Perhaps, deep down, we fear that, were we to play it, we would be disrupting a long-established order of things.

The Santa Rosa County Environmental Department is partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to hold a Waste Tire Amnesty Day at the Central Landfill from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A maximum of eight (8) tires per Santa Rosa County resident will be accepted at the Central Landfill, 6337 Da Lisa Road in Milton, free of charge with a photo ID as proof of residency. Tires from commercial shops and vendors will not be accepted. Residents can drop off tires during regular operating hours.

A HOPE Spay and Neuter Clinic is hosting a Feline Fix Fest on April 22-25. Basic Indoor Cat Package $100 Spay/Neuter Rabies Vaccine One Month Flea Prevention Ringworm Check Microchip and Registration Basic Pain Medication Premium Indoor Cat Package $200 Spay/Neuter Rabies Vaccine FVRCP Vaccine FeLV/FIV (Combo Test) Nail Trim One Month Flea Prevention Ringworm […]

UPDATE: The westbound lanes of Highway 90 at Glover Lane in Milton have reopened after closing due to a motor vehicle crash.

Due to an increase in bear populations, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is seeking public feedback on proposed changes to bear hunting regulations in Florida. To help them with this, please complete a short comment tool to share your thoughts on this topic.

“It’s your favorite day today!” my wife said cheerily to me first thing this morning. “It is!” I responded with equal cheer, “the best day of the week!” What day might that be, some of you are perhaps wondering. Well, it’s trash day!

My column this week may be considered “religious,” but I’m going to be as factual as possible and even include a historian who was a Jew, but didn’t necessarily believe Jesus was the prophesied messiah.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is excited to offer the R.I.S.E – Readiness Internship for Skills and Experience program summer 2025, from Tuesday, June 10 to Friday, Aug. 1. The internship is open to all residents of Santa Rosa County aged between 16 and 20 years old. To qualify, students must be a resident of Santa Rosa County at the time of application and for the duration of program participation (proof of address is required).