Stuff the Bus garnered $78K in school supplies, donations in 2025
August 25, 2025
This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2025-26 school year.
FWC seeking help from the public regarding bear found shot in Santa Rosa County
August 25, 2025
On July 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) responded to a report of a deceased bear found on Lovewood Drive in Navarre in Santa Rosa County. The bear had been killed by a gunshot wound to its side.
Army reservist sentenced to 35 years in prison
August 20, 2025
On August 18 Judge Clifton Drake sentenced Army reservist William Mo to 35 years in state prison, followed by a lifetime of Sex-Offender Probation.
Scammers use public meeting agendas as a cash-grab
August 20, 2025
When clicking some items on the Santa Rosa County website, you’ll find that instead of just taking you to your requested page, a pop-up appears. It looks inconspicuous—a simple white box with black text, two options pictured at the bottom: DO NOT SHOW AGAIN or CLOSE.
For God’s Sake
August 20, 2025
I have had the same espresso machine for 10 years and it works great so, of course, I needed to make a change.
Dominic M. Calabro: Florida needs an accurate census count
August 20, 2025
Actions have consequences, and so does inactions, especially when the inaction is an extraordinary number of state residents who do not complete their census survey. We count every person because every person counts.
Sandpaper Marketing: Creating promo products to remember
August 20, 2025
Promotional items like mugs, pens and T-shirts are memorable and provide a great cost per impression for advertisers and can partner well with other marketing efforts.
Santa Rosa County Navarre Community Access Road Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) Study virtual project update
August 19, 2025
Santa Rosa County is undergoing a PD&E Study in an effort to create a Navarre Community Access Road. A virtual project update is currently available online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/1033/Navarre-Community-Access-Road.
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER PUBLISHES 5th BOOK
August 13, 2025
Local resident and business owner, Skip Orth, recently published his 5th book, Letters to Destiney, A Fathers Advice For Successful Parenting.
For God’s Sake
August 13, 2025
“I read it on the internet, so it must be true,” has been the running joke for years among those who know that information retrieved from the internet is notoriously unreliable. Now we have AI, artificial intelligence; how reliable is it?








