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On Sun., Oct. 23, Ye Olde Brothers Brewery hosted what was billed as a debate between incumbent District 4 County Commissioner Dave Piech and his challenger in the race, Ray Eddington.

The ‘debate’ quickly turned into a town hall style campaign event for Piech, as Eddington didn’t attend. In an Oct. 22 post on his campaign page on Facebook, Eddington gave the reason for his absence.

Voters will decide the fate of three proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution during this year’s general election. The proposals need to be approved by at least 60 percent of the ballots cast to become law.

Santa Rosa Education Foundation is pleased to announce the thirty-five nominees for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Nominees were selected by their peers at schools throughout the district.

A HOPE, an animal welfare nonprofit organization in Santa Rosa County, is holding a“Spay it, don’t spray it” campaign over the next year. The campaign, which is funded through a $20,000 grant from Florida Animal Friend, provides spay and neuter services for both owned and unowned cats within Santa Rosa County.

1 Forensic audit update In September, the board of directors voted to pursue a forensic audit of Holley Navarre Water System up to $50,000. On Oct. 18, they discussed where they were in the process of making a forensic audit a reality. Board president Joe Campbell, who is acting CEO of the Water System until […]

The feud between Milton City Manager Randy Jorgenson and Milton Concerned Citizens escalated at a city council meeting last week, leading Mayor Pro Tem Casey Powell to adjourn the meeting early.

Members of the political action committee, angered by Jorgenson’s Oct. 11 attack on MCC’s opposition to a proposed wastewater treatment plant site, publicly shared evidence of Jorgenson’s criminal history, claimed that he had committed several violations of the city’s code of conduct, and asked him to resign.

Each year for the past 20 plus years, the Navarre Garden Club has offered to the community a Thanksgiving Centerpiece Workshop.

Attendees will learn a bit about basic floral design and take home a beautiful centerpiece that they have created, for their Thanksgiving table. Each year the arrangement is different, and usually stays fresh for a week or more.

On Sat., Oct. 22, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge held a Halloween event called Batty Fang-tastic Halloween at their facilities on Cloptons Circle in Holley. The event drew large crowds with various activities from a cake walk to a haunted woods to a costume contest. Left to Right: Em Gann and Katie Schneider right dressed as characters from the Legend of Zelda video game franchise. Kinsley was dressed like […]

Milton, Fla. – The Santa Rosa County Department of Health has announced that Abbott has issued a press release voluntarily recalling certain lots of 2 fluid ounce/59 milliliter bottles of Ready-to-Feed (RTF) liquid formula products. For a list of products and lot numbers included in the recall, visit https://www.similacrecall.com/us/en/2-fl-oz-recall-information.html or call 1-800-986-8540. According to Abbott, […]

The Highway 98 closure, which was originally scheduled to take place on the night of Oct. 29 and the morning of Oct. 30 has been rescheduled due to potential bad weather.

The closure of Highway 98 to reinstall the Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge will now take place on Sat., Nov. 5 and Sun., Nov. 6.