GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences receives a donation in someone’s honor, it’s often in memory of someone who has passed away. But that’s not how Larry and Debbie Swindle like to do things.“If you’re going to give a gift in someone’s name, why not do it […]
Santa Rosa County – The Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the five semifinalists selected from 33 school nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to Myra Anderson, East Milton Elementary; Charles Phan, Gulf Breeze High; Stacey Dell, Milton High; Caroline Buechner, Navarre High; Kristin Ardis, Woodlawn Beach Middle. The SREF Teacher of […]
MILTON, Fla. – In Santa Rosa County, the Florida Forest Service will be giving away a variety of tree species in 1-gallon containers to celebrate Florida’s Arbor Day. Events at a glance January 17 10 a.m. to noon – or until trees are gone Betty Pullum YMCA, 2379 Pawnee Drive, Navarre. January 18 10 a.m. […]
A cold weather shelter for the homeless or heatless will open Wed., Jan. 9 through Thurs., Jan. 10 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – January is Move Over month and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) urges all motorists to move over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway. Preliminarily in 2018, there were 231 crashes and almost 17,000 citations issued for motorists failing to move over. DHSMV and the […]

The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners will hold a commission committee meeting in the Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton, on Mon., Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. Please note that public forum will begin at 8:30 a.m.Please see the interactive agenda with backup supporting documents. This meeting will be streamed live.

Congratulations to Sarah Edwards for signing a golf scholarship with Florida Gulf Coast University!

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. […]

Holiday ClosuresThe library system will close on Tues., Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day and on Mon., Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Family Story Hour “Book a Trip” with Family Story Hour! Join us as we journey to all seven continents. There will be stories, activities, and […]
A cold weather shelter for the homeless or heatless will open Thurs., Dec. 20 and Fri., Dec. 21 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Due to forecasted wind and rain, those who would like to stay at the shelter may begin arriving at 3 p.m. and check in until 8:30 p.m. […]