Winners of the 2014 Escambia County Student Poetry Contest will read their original poems about the theme “One More Day. . .” Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m. at Books A Million, 6235 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola. This year 392 student poets entered the annual contest sponsored by West Florida Literary Federation. Winners receive cash […]
Don’t forget! Williams Lake 10K Trail Challenge is coming up soon! Next month, May 24th! Here’s a link to register online or you may print out the flyer found in the link and mail to the address. Hope to see you all there! Remember it’s a Run/Walk with many prizes and awards this year! […]
The following offices and departments are closed Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday. Regular hours of operation resume Monday, April 21. Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, including the animal shelter o The library system is closed Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 o The Central Landfill is open Friday, April […]
Plan to attend EREC’s 75th Annual Meeting Northview High School Saturday, April 26 11:00 Registration and Voting, 1:00 Business Meeting Health Fair sponsored by Northwest Florida Rural Health Network Entertainment by Highway Home Luncheon Plates by Northview FFA Scholarship Winners will be Announced Three Trustee Seats to be Filled – Come Vote for […]
Hundreds of participants will come together this weekend in Jay, FL to honor cancer survivors, their caregivers, and to pay tribute to those for whom the cure did not come soon enough. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event ignites team spirit among participants and works to raise funds used to save lives and […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. (March 31, 2014) – Have you ever had chicken pox? Chances are you have, and that means that you could be at risk of getting shingles. Shingles is a painful disease that is most prevalent in people over 50, which makes it extremely important that anyone in that age range knows more about […]
The West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) will host a community meeting in the Town of Jay regarding the revitalization of the former Jay Livestock Market, located on Commerce Street and Coleman Avenue. The livestock market opened in Jay in 1940 and closed around the end of the century. The town has begun working to […]
PENSACOLA, FLA. (March 28, 2014) – The Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute is the first team of cardiovascular specialists in the Florida Panhandle and one of the select programs in the nation to offer Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or (TAVR) — a revolutionary new treatment option for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not […]
Santa Rosa County, Florida There is currently a 2000 acre prescribed burn in the area of Garson Point Bridge near Interstate 10 at mile marker 22 and the Milton, Florida area. Motorist may encounter smoke throughout the night in the area of US.98, Interstate 10 (SR.8), SR281 and surrounding county roadways in the area […]
Milton, FL – April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Santa Rosa Kids’ House is presenting a special awareness campaign for all of Santa Rosa County. The organization is asking businesses, schools, churches and residents to help spread the awareness of the horrible injustice of abuse and neglect of our most innocent, the children. […]
