
JHS- On Monday, Jay High’s Alayna Lowery signed a letter of intent to play softball for the University of West Florida. “It is always a great day when a player from our programs signs a college scholarship, but it’s extra special when it’s to our local powerhouse college!” stated head coach Brian Watson. Lowery, who […]
We honor our linemen and all lineworkers for their hard work, dedication and sacrifice America’s electric cooperatives designated the second Monday of April as National Lineman Appreciation Day. Today, Escambia River Electric Cooperative honors the dedicated men and women who often work in challenging and dangerous conditions to keep the lights on. We proudly recognize […]

Jay High School class of 2002 graduate Marcus Buchanan was named head football coach and athletic director at Chipley High School. Buchanan has been coaching at Milton for the last 4 years and had coached at Pace for 6 years prior to that. Click on link below to see an interview. https://www.mypanhandle.com/sports/local-sports/chipley-hires-marcus-buchanan-as-new-head-football-coach/ (Image courtesy […]

Santa Rosa County, FL – Santa Rosa Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Barber, Santa Rosa School Board Members, and members of the Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced Annie Scott as the Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year 2022 during a surprise visit to her classroom this morning. Annie is a fifth-grade classroom inclusion teacher at […]
Santa Rosa County, FL – Santa Rosa Education Foundation has announced the five semifinalists selected from 34 school nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to Tricia Coady, Gulf Breeze Elementary; Annie Scott, Holley-Navarre Intermediate; Ian Turoff, Navarre High; Jennifer Joyner, Santa Rosa Online; Jennifer Hensley, Woodlawn Beach Middle. The SREF Teacher of […]
e Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners will hold a commission regular meeting in the Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton, on Thurs., Jan. 7 at 4:30 p.m. See the interactive agenda with backup supporting documents. This meeting will be streamed live and archived online. In lieu of attending in-person, citizens may submit comments […]
The Escambia County Tax Collector’s office will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday, November 27, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Citizens are encouraged to visit our virtual office at EscambiaTaxCollector.com to conduct most tax collector business 24 hours a day. Our Express Lane service allows customers to renew their registration […]

Tuesday-To finish a school year like no other, the JHS Class of 2020 got to have a graduation like no other. Traditionally, graduation has been in the gymnasium at JHS. However, due to Coronavirus guidelines, this year’s graduation was held at Merle V. North. Congrats graduates and good luck!
Scott Lunsford, Escambia County Tax Collector, announces that Saturday driver license transactions will be available by appointment only on June 13, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our Marcus Pointe location, 6451 North “W” Street. Citizens can renew or replace their current license or identification card, get a new license or identification card […]
Escambia River Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Herman D. Johnson Scholarship Awards: Keaton Brown of Escambia County and Kendall Barrow of Santa Rosa County.Keaton is the son of Chris and Sandy Brown. Keaton plans to major in aerospace engineering and was nominated by Congressman Matt Gaetz to the U.S. […]