Get a healthy start in 2020! Ginny Hinton, UF/IFAS family and consumer sciences agent, will give a presentation on heart health and high blood pressure at the following locations: Fri., Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Second Fridays with UF/IFAS Extension at Santa Rosa County Extension Office, 6263 Dogwood Dr. in Milton. Wed., Jan. 15, 1 p.m. […]
Santa Rosa County has placed new educational signage at the Navarre Beach Marine Park Gulf Side Sea Oat Circle pavilion complex depicting the gulf side snorkel reef’s location, local marine wildlife and habitat resources. In addition, a non-coin operated binocular viewer has been added to the a bird observation overlook, with educational signage on local […]
Holiday ClosuresLibraries will be closed on Wed., Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day and Mon., Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Preschool Storytime Storytime programs are presented for preschool children ages three through five and include stories, finger plays and action rhymes. Caregivers must remain in the library […]
Santa was focused on Milton Christmas Day and the 100 seniors who gathered to celebrate the holiday. Thanks to countless volunteers and businesses the Milton Community Center made Christmas brighter for seniors who would normally be alone on the holiday. “We have been hosting a Christmas Luncheon for seniors the past six years,” said Joe […]
Live trees are a festive and fragrant holiday decoration for many families during the Christmas holidays, but how does one dispose of a real tree once the decorations come down? Santa Rosa County residents with waste haulers may place real wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb for pick-up with their regular yard waste collection. […]
The Santa Rosa County Environmental Department is partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to hold a Waste Tire Amnesty Day Dec. 28, 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Central Landfill, 6337 DaLisa Road in Milton. A maximum of eight tires per Santa Rosa County resident will be accepted free of charge with a […]
JHS-On Saturday night the JHS Drama Department hosted a dinner theatre in the Jay High Cafeteria. The menu was spaghetti and meatballs and the show was “The Grinch.” Both were spectacular! Brooke Steele is the sponsor of the Drama Club and this was the group’s first dinner theatre. Johnathan Ratliff lead an all-star cast as […]
On Thursday and Friday, Jay hosted their first ever Alabama/Florida Shootout. The Round Robin style event replaced the long time Jay Christmas Tournament. The two night event had four schools in attendance and featured four games a day, including boys and girls teams. Teams in attendance were Flomaton, Robertsdale, Central, and Jay. Girls Results Jay […]
ll Santa Rosa County Board of County Commission meetings and other county department meetings are held in the County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline Street in Milton, unless otherwise indicated. Commission Committee – Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Marine Advisory – Jan. 7, 5:00 p.m. Tourist Development Council – Jan. 8, 8:30 a.m. Building Code Board […]
Almost every day someone will email, call me, or tell me face-to-face some story of how faith and prayer have helped them through difficult times. A former Army chaplain tells the following story that happened to him: An Army wife was convinced that her problem had but one solution. Her husband had developed […]
