Santa Rosa to get county flag
Members of Leadership Santa Rosa class 33 have proposed creating an official county flag as their community project.
FWC clinics provide opportunity to learn to fish
For more than 20 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has held Saltwater Fishing Clinics throughout the state.
Highway 87 widening nears completion
The reconstruction and widening of State Road 87 will be wrapping up in the upcoming weeks as the road becomes a four-lane highway.
Advanced technologies could improve traffic flow
Adding asphalt is not the only way to make traffic flow faster along corridors such as U.S. Highway 98.
Human remains found by hiker on Eglin Reservation
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of skeletal human remains on the Air Force’s Eglin Reservation in west Okaloosa County. The bones were found by a hiker Tuesday evening.
Board approves elementary school redistricting
Roughly 105 Oriole Beach Elementary School students will be attending Gulf Breeze Elementary next school year. The Santa School Board voted April 11 to redistrict the schools during a public hearing in Milton.
K-9 Orkon injured during arrest
A Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office K-9 received emergency medical care Tuesday after being injured while apprehending a burglary suspect in Milton.
Navarre students face consequences for vaping
More students were busted last week for using e-cigarettes at Holley Navarre Middle School in the ongoing saga of what is being called an “epidemic” across Florida.
County, citizens explore funding options in workshop
County Administrator Dan Schebler fielded tough questions about spending of tax dollars Monday during the first of two citizen budget workshops. The first was hosted at Woodbine Church.
Bridge work update leaves questions
Although the inspection supervisor on the new Pensacola Bay Bridge and a spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation aren’t quite in sync, both have made new assurances of an impressive, eventual construction result.











