Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 School Board District 2
August 8, 2024
Mariya Calkins has been a Santa Rosa County resident for 14 years and is the founder and vice-chairwoman of the Moms for Liberty Chapter in Santa Rosa County. Q: School safety is always a hot button issue for parents. Are there additional safety measures you are in support of if you’re elected? A: School safety […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 Superintendent of Schools
August 8, 2024
Karen Barber (Republican) the current superintendent has been an educator for 38 years, including 27 years in Santa Rosa County. She has experience at the pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and college level. Q: School safety is always a hot button issue for parents. What additional safety measures will you implement if you’re elected? […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 Supervisor of Elections
August 7, 2024
Cindy Hall (Republican) moved to Pea Ridge in 2005. She is a clinical laboratory scientist, and previously spent 20 years as a sales account executive for a Fortune 100 Company. Q: Election integrity is a hot-button issue. If elected, how would you ensure fair and secure elections in Santa Rosa County? A: The supervisor of […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 Clerk of Court
August 7, 2024
Jason English (Republican) is a life-long resident of Santa Rosa County. He currently serves as the chief deputy of the clerk of court. Previously, he was an assistant state attorney and has 18 years experience in the justice system. Q: It’s estimated that Florida’s clerks of court and comptrollers have nearly 1,000 statutory responsibilities. How […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 District 5 Commissioner
August 7, 2024
Colten Wright (Republican) the current District 5 commissioner, owns and operates the Tool Shack. The company has two locations and has been in business for more than 20 years. Q: Give us your elevator speech – what are your campaign’s top priorities and why? A: I will continue to use my experience as a small […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 District 3 Commissioner
August 7, 2024
James Calkins (Republican) has served as a Santa Rosa County commissioner for the last four years and is looking to keep his District 3 seat. Q: Give us your elevator speech – what are your campaign’s top priorities and why? A: My top priorities are to keep taxes low, stop illegal immigration in Santa Rosa […]
Q&A Meet the candidates for 2024 District 1 Commissioner
August 7, 2024
Rollar Ayers (Republican) is seeking political office for the first time. He has worked at Papa John’s for more than 15 years and does seasonal farm work. Q: Give us your elevator speech – what are your campaign’s top priorities and why? A: I am running because our county is growing too fast and we […]
Are you ready for back to school?
August 7, 2024
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.
Santa Rosa under state of emergency ahead of tropical wave
August 1, 2024
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.
County-wide Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Informational meeting
July 30, 2024
The public is invited to join the Santa Rosa County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for an informational meeting about CERT at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road in Milton.













