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MHS Band 4th Annual Beats & Eats Music Festival

The 4th annual Milton High School (MHS) Band Beats & Eats Music Festival is Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The band is stepping up this year’s event with more entertainment, more food choices and more fun. Entertainment includes MHS Blackwater Beats, Youth Talent Show, Gold and Notion, High Time, Chasing Fridays, […]

Annual Spring Festival @ Gulf Breeze

The City of Gulf Breeze is proud to be hosting the 2nd Annual Spring Festival on April 13th at the Gulf Breeze Community Center (800 Shoreline Drive). This Free Public Event is open to friends and families. Join us for fun activities and events such as laser tag, bounce houses, rides, concessions, over 100 vendors […]

19th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration

Learn about seagrasses, the marine creatures that live there and how to protect them at the 19th annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration. This free event will be held Sat., Mar. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shoreline Park South in Gulf Breeze. Family-focused activities include: live marine life in touch tanks, “eat a seagrass […]

Santa Rosa Improvement Vitalization Enterprise

The Santa Rosa Improvement Vitalization Enterprise (StRIVE) grant cycle is now open. The grant is intended to provide commercial property owners and business owners grants for façade and signage improvements to upgrade the appearance of property, increase property value and stimulate economic activity within the county. The program requires a 1:1 match from the applicant, […]

Change Your Clocks – Change Your Batteries

When switching to Daylight Savings Time this weekend, the City of Milton Fire Department suggests changing the batteries in your smoke detectors. If the detectors use 9-volt batteries, replace the battery every six months with a fresh, alkaline battery to ensure they are in good working order.“As a minimum, every home should have at least […]

Grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services offered to low-income Santa Rosa County residents

Santa Rosa County has partnered with the Humane Society of Pensacola to offer grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services to county residents through the Barbara Grice Memorial Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic. To qualify, owners must be residents of Santa Rosa County and show that their total household income is less than $35,000 […]

Update: United Bank Robbery in Pace

Santa Rosa County Sheriff Deputies are looking to identify this vehicle of interest in connection to a robbery at United Bank on Hwy 90 and Diamond Street in Pace on 03-04-19 at 11:40 a.m.A dark grey or dark tan Dodge Ram with a Quad Cab. The vehicle was spotted in the immediate vicinity shortly after […]

Flood Safety Awareness Week – March 11-15, 2019Flooding causes more damage and death in the US than any other weather-related event

Floodwaters can be swift, powerful and deadly. To encourage individuals, families and businesses to learn more about the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what they can do to save life and property, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners recognizes March 11 through 15 as Flood Safety Awareness Week […]

Cold Weather Shelters Open

A cold weather shelter for the homeless or heatless will open nights Mon., March 4 through Wed., March 6 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 […]

UF/IFAS Extension Holds Soil and Lawn Care Classes

Get prepared for the spring season by learning the right timing and methods for fertilizing and weed control, proper irrigation and other lawn care practices. The Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension will host two spring lawn care classes:Fri., Mar. 8 from 10 – 11 a.m. at the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension office, 6263 Dogwood […]