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CareerSource EscaRosa, a regional nonprofit employment services agency, has been assisting both employers and people seeking employment for well over a decade. Among the agency’s top focuses is veterans affairs. In 2024, veteran unemployment in the U.S. was lower than (3%) nonveteran unemployment (3.9%). While the unemployment rate for veterans is lower, agencies like CareerSource EscaRosa say it just shows the kind of impact employment services can have.

The April 29, 2025 “Precautionary Boil Water Notice” is hereby rescinded following the satisfactory completion of the bacteriological survey showing that the water is safe to drink.

20 years in the making, REAL ID requirements for government issued identification cards are going into effect this May. If you don’t have one, you may not be able to board airplanes or access cer-tain government buildings.

Any person requesting access to Hurlburt Field, to include active duty sponsored guests, will need to present a REAL ID beginning May 7, 2025. To determine if a driver’s license is REAL ID compliant, look for a star in the upper right-hand corner of the ID.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) is hosting a reduced-cost microchip drive-through clinic on Friday, May 9 from 12 – 2 p.m. at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Only cats and dogs are eligible to be microchipped. Participants must be residents of Santa Rosa County and will need to show an ID. All cats need to be in a carrier and dogs need to be on leash and collar.

Congressman Jimmy Patronis has been appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business.

April 20, 2010, 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, an explosion on an oil rig would change life along the Gulf of America as we knew it. 

Leased by BP, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was drilling an exploratory well site when it experienced a ‘blowout,’ or the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from a well after pressure control systems fail. The blowout caused the explosion, killing 11 crew members.

Sandollar Owners’ Association Inc. has gained authority to demolish a portion of Navarre Beach Residential Section known as Sandollar Condominium.

Located at 7885 Gulf Blvd., the building is on lot 11 of block 3 in the Navarre Beach Residential Section. The authority was granted by the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners during the April 24 regular board meeting.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services is hosting a Community Cats Day for Santa Rosa County residents on Tuesday, April 29 at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. 30 stray/feral cats will be accepted for free spaying and neutering.

East Bay Boulevard in Navarre is closed near Edgewood Drive as of Wednesday morning, April 23. The road is now expected to be closed for two weeks to install two crossings in the area.