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The Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore will remain closed through Thursday, June 24, for severe weather recovery operations.

The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office and A HOPE held a Puttin Fore Paws charity golf tournament June 18 at the Club at Hidden Creek to raise money for a new spay/neuter clinic.

In a county that grew by more than 5,000 residents, the total crime index for Santa Rosa decreased by just over 8%, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement 2020 Annual Uniform Crime Report.

Early Monday morning, Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a local area hospital in reference to a report of a shooting. According to the victim, the incident took place on Munson Highway in the area of the Rails to Trails Bicycle Path.

A sewage spill caused by tropical storm Claudette dumped 1000 gallons of blackwater near the Santa Rosa County Correctional Institute on Saturday.

The Board of County Commissioners voted June 8 to approve leasing two parcels of land for future Sheriff’s Office buildings.

With a crippled workforce, inadequate funding and technology that is nearly two decades old, Interim Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Deanna Oleski needs help.

On Tuesday in the Santa Rosa County Administrative Center Board Room, the Board of County Commissioners met to discuss how to balance the fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget.

As the world returns to normal, calls for the Holley-Navarre Fire District have doubled from March to May.

Tropical Storm Claudette formed overnight bringing drenching rains to Northwest Florida. Some flooding is expected. Stay home and stay safe until she blows through.