News Archive

Today, Oct. 22, DEP, in coordination with Santa Rosa County Emergency Management, will be operating a bottled water distribution station.

On Oct. 18, 2021, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was notified by Midway Water System in Santa Rosa County that a private contractor plumbed a cross-connection from a residential sewage line to a municipal potable water line. In an abundance of caution, residents should utilize an alternative water supply, such as bottled water for potable use until testing confirms the water meets all drinking water standards.

U.S. 98 lane shifts and temporary overnight road closure near Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge in Okaloosa County will take place Saturday, Oct. 23 as crews remove the bridge for repairs.

Midway Water System (MWS) held its annual membership meeting at their office on Monday night.

Heavy rainfall and infrastructural issues have plagued communities around Hidden Creek, which has some customers placing the blame on Holley Navarre Water System and Hidden Creek Golf Course.

Daniel Hahn, the Safety Director of Santa Rosa County School District (SRCSD) has his sights set on cracking down on students who partake in vaping on campus.

The timeline for the closing of the Gulf Breeze Flea Market got even tighter, with Wednesday’s decision to close after this Sunday, Oct. 24. That’s one week earlier than announced last week.

Owner Tom Springer said the Santa Rosa County School District is closing on its purchase of part of the property Nov. 1 and that everything needs to be off the property at that point.

This map shows the Santa Rosa School District parcels that could be used to build schools for the future.

A Santa Rosa County jury convicted Jimmy Ray Carruthers of second-degree murder on Oct. 19. Circuit Court Judge Darlene Dickey immediately sentenced Jimmy Carruthers to a mandatory life sentence in the Department of Corrections.

After multiple complaints and a code violation for a downed privacy fence, Midway Baptist Church pleaded their case to the Zoning Board to allow a landscape buffer for its property rather than fix the damaged fence.