Stories by Collin Bestor
Stories by Collin Bestor
Santa Rosa School Board votes to move school opening date to Oct. 19
The Santa Rosa County School Board heard from numerous parents and teachers Oct. 13 advocating or school not to reopen the next day.
Santa Rosa schools to reopen Wednesday after Isaias
Santa Rosa County public schools will reopen Wednesday, Oct. 14, under a state directive, even though Hurricane Isaias damaged several campuses, including Milton High School, where the storm tore open the gym’s roof.
Santa Rosa sheriff orders curfew after Isaias knocks out power, traffic lights
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson ordered a countywide dusk-to-dawn curfew Oct. 10, citing the threat of looting and dangerous intersections as Hurricane Isaias left most of the county without power and most of its traffic signals.
Isaias makes landfall, Santa Rosa looks to begin recovery efforts
Santa Rosa County’s 911 center is still fielding multiple reports of severely damaged homes, but emergency crews cannot yet reach callers as Hurricane Isaias begins to quickly move out of the area.
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall as Category 2
The National Hurricane Center announced that Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm near Destin, Friday night. Isaias weakened in the final hours before landfall, slamming into Okaloosa County with 105 mph winds. Even with the storm now moving out of our area at 19 mph, the all-clear has not been given. It […]
National Hurricane Center: 7 p.m. advisory
The National Hurricane Center has issued it’s 7 p.m. advisory for Hurricane Isaias. In this update, the storm has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph. It is currently 45 miles southeast of Pensacola and moving north at 10 mph. There are no changes in term of local impacts in […]
National Hurricane Center: 6 p.m. advisory
Hurricane Isaias has slightly weakened but remains a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 115 mph. The storm is located 70 miles south of Pensacola and is moving north at 17 mph. All of the south end bridges (Garcon Point, Three Mile, Bob Sikes, and Navarre Beach Causeway) remain closed due to high winds.
National Hurricane Center update: 5 p.m. Advisory
Hurricane Isaias has slightly weakened but remains a Category 3 hurricane, with winds of 115 mph. The storm is located 70 miles south of Pensacola and is moving north at 17 mph. All of the south end bridges (Garcon Point, Three Mile, Bob Sikes, and Navarre Beach Causeway) remain closed due to high winds.
Hurricane Isaias makes it final approach
Hurricane Isaias has weakened slightly but is still a major Category 3 hurricane as landfall quickly approaches.
National Hurricane Center: 4 p.m. update
Hurricane Isaias has weakened slightly but is still a major Category 3 hurricane as landfall quickly approaches. According to the advisory, the storm is located about 90 miles south of Pensacola and is moving north at 17 mph. The storm has sustained winds of 115 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from […]









