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It’s hard to imagine today, but just over 100 years ago the coastal plains of America from Virginia to eastern Texas were covered by about 92 million acres of longleaf pines.

Fortunately, we have folks like Vernon Compton who care about preserving and restoring the 1.3 million acres left in northwest Florida and South Alabama.

The Navarre Beach renourishment project will continue for the next 12 months as the commissioners voted Monday to add a revised grant work plan to Thursday’s regular meeting.

The trash wars have moved to north Okaloosa County, where Waste Pro of Florida and Adams Sanitation are again in legal conflict.

Waste Pro of Florida filed a lawsuit against Adams Sanitation Dec. 16 2021, after Adams requested records from Waste Pro Dec. 7, 2021.

Gary Bishop and Robert Preston requested a conditional use on behalf of Sany Creek RVP, LLC to allow an RV Park on a 20-acre Milton parcel during the Jan. 13 zoning board meeting.

A 74-year-old woman who sped past a Florida Highway Patrol trooper on U.S. Highway 90 told deputies she was heading home, even though it was in the opposite direction.

After passing one trooper, she came up on a second and passed that one was well.

On Thursday, Jan. 13, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the use of $51,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as incentive pay to provide each active Santa Rosa County volunteer firefighter with a $1,000 relief stipend.

The Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office (SREDO) received final approval Jan. 13, on an agreement that will enable Element Outdoors to lease a 20,000-square-foot building in Milton.

Friends of the family of a 13-year-old Woodlawn Beach student who died unexpectedly Monday are raising money to help her mom pay for services.

Sophia Fenner was born and raised in the Gulf Breeze area.

The US National Weather Service (NWS Mobile) office has placed Santa Rosa County (except the immediate beaches area) under a winter weather advisory until 12 p.m. Friday.

FDOT’s winter weather plan has been developed to keep Florida’s highway system safe and operational in all types of weather conditions. Motorists may notice an increased number of FDOT vehicles on state routes as maintenance and operations staff respond to winter weather conditions. If icy conditions are detected, FDOT crews will deploy various tankers, bridge […]