News Archive

On April 29, 2021, a complaint was received by the human resources department from a county employee in reference to an improper business relationship between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee. To investigate this allegation, the county utilized an independent third party. Santa Rosa County has received the report from the independent investigator, which found no evidence of improper dealings between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee.

After three years of service, Assistant County Administrator Mark Murray will resign from his position with Santa Rosa County.

After months of meetings and paperwork, the prospective Wynnehaven Plaza is one step closer to breaking ground.

The developers continue working with the county to provide the necessary documentation to ensure that all facets of the building process do not deviate from the land development code.

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.