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Coronavirus Update…

Thursday- As of  3/19, by order of Govenor DeSantis, all Florida schools are closed through April 15. Originally, Santa Rosa County’s Superintendent of Schools Tim Wyrosdick had announced that March 30 would be the start date, giving students an extra week of spring break. On the sports side of things, the FHSAA’s last Cornonavirus update […]

Santa Rosa County Libraries changing hours and operations

Normal operating hours for all Santa Rosa County Libraries will continue through 5 p.m. on Fri., Mar. 20. Beginning Sat., Mar. 21, libraries will be closed to the public until further notice. To minimize potential exposure to patrons and staff, the libraries are implementing the following procedures beginning Mon., Mar. 23: Returning items When returning […]

Football All-State Named

FHSAA-The 2019 football season for the Jay Royals (4-7) ended in 3rd straight playoff appearance (loss to Northview, 41-21). Leading the way for the Royals over those 3 playoff appearances were mentioned in the 2019 FHSAA All-State Teams. Seniors Judd Smith and Brent Eister were both named to the team. Judd Smith started at quarterback […]

Tourist Development Office opens grant cycle and sponsorships for marketing county events through Mar. 11

Need funding to promote a local event? The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office (TDO) local marketing funding program is now open. Grant and sponsorship applications and instructions are available online. Completed applications may be mailed or hand-delivered but must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 11: Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office 8543 […]

Recycling program resumes Feb. 3 in Santa Rosa County

Santa Rosa County will resume its recycling program the first week of February and to help ensure it is successful, county staff will be taking extra steps to ensure collected recyclables are not contaminated with non-recyclable garbage. Due to the high volume of contaminants collected when the county previously participated in recycling, staff will visually […]

First Judicial Circuit to hold Driver’s License Clinic to Assist Participants in Restoring Driving Privileges

The First Judicial Circuit will host a Driver’s License Clinic on Friday, March 6 to assist individuals whose licenses have been revoked, suspended, or cancelled. The event will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building in Pensacola.    ​ Staff from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and […]

ESCAMBIA COUNTY VETERANS COURT IN NEED OF MENTORS

Escambia County Veterans Treatment Court, January 10, 2020: Escambia County Veterans Treatment Court Judge and veteran of military service, the Honorable Gary Bergosh, resolves to build on previous program success by bolstering the Veteran Mentor program with a kick-off event at the Artel Gallery of Pensacola on January 29, 2020 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. […]

SEMIFINALISTS for SANTA ROSA TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Santa Rosa County, FL – Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the five semifinalists selected from 33 school nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to Ginni Rushing, Holley-Navarre Intermediate; Elizabeth Mann, Oriole Beach Elementary; Tish Boozer, Santa Rosa Online; Ashley Carter, Sims Middle; Courtney English, West Navarre Intermediate. The SREF Teacher of […]

FLORIDA, IT’S THE LAW

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – January is Move Over month and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) urges all motorists to move over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway. Preliminarily in 2019, there were 182 crashes and over 20,000 citations issued for motorists failing to move over. FLHSMV and the […]

WARNING PERIOD ENDS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WHILE DRIVING LAW IN FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), with its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), advises all motorists that beginning January 1, motorists can be stopped and cited for not operating a motor vehicle in a hands-free manner in a designated school crossing, school zone or active work […]