After 32 years in the fire service, Jonathan Kanzigg is retiring. For the last 16 years, Kanzigg has been known as “Chief” by his colleagues at Midway Fire District and throughout the county.
Ahead of the potential landfall of Invest 97L, a tropical wave, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order (EO) 24-156 (Emergency Management – Invest 97L) declaring counties throughout Florida under a state of emergency. These included Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties.
The long-awaited Holley fire station is set to arrive sometime in April. That’s according to Holley Navarre Fire District Chief Kevin Lewis, who recently led a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Station 44. The ceremony took place Tuesday, July 30 at 3993 Highway 87 S, across the street from Holley Assembly of God.
The candidates for Santa Rosa County superintendent of schools were only asked one question about teacher retention and recruitment during the July 24 forum at East Bay K8 School.
The public is invited to join the Santa Rosa County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for an informational meeting about CERT at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road in Milton.
Four ATMS/LIVE machines are local PenAir Credit Union locations have been closed and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after skimming devices were found in the machines. SRSO was notified of the incident on July 30, 2024. According to a SRSO press release, the credit union immediately secured the affected ATMs and notified […]
In a couple of weeks, Santa Rosa County residents will head to the polls to cast their ballot in the August primary (Aug. 20). Up for re-election are three county commissioners. One of these commissioners is James Calkins, who represents District 3, which consists of parts of Milton and most of the northern portion of the county.
At a Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum, candidates for the district 1 County Commissioner’s seat spoke to voters on several issues facing the County. Traffic congestion on Highway 98 was one of them.
During World War II, American aviation took off. American production of airplanes went from around 3,000 planes in 1939 to 300,000 by the war’s end. In the years after the war, these planes were increasingly being scrapped.
