It was March 6, 2024, when Joy Zuraff returned home from the park with her 5-year-old daughter, Kenlee. The afternoon had been ordinary — swings, sunshine, a brief escape from the medical stress that had shadowed their lives. Then Zuraff’s phone rang. A friend told her the Department of Children and Families planned to stop by, take a quick look at Kenlee and close the case. What happened next would upend her family’s life.

Temperatures may be sitting in the upper 60s along the Florida Panhandle today (Jan. 23, 2026), but the National Weather Service in Mobile has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida.

An important meeting is being held tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. at the regular commissioners meeting at 6495 Caroline Street in the commissioners’ chambers. If you haven’t heard about it, please listen up. These public hearings were advertised by our county in Escambia County (Pensacola News Journal) – not Santa Rosa County. Under Florida Statute […]

Hurlburt Field’s 1st Special Operations Wing commander, Col. Patrick Dierig, spoke to key members of Congress, other senior military leaders and community partners at the 2025 Military Base Update forum hosted by the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office.

Zoning board members at their last meeting expressed frustrations with the board of county commissioners, as they continue to see their decisions overturned and hear remarks from commissioners questioning their efforts.

“At the very beginning of the destruction of Avalon Beach – that’s when they knew,” Arthur Hauck said. “In my opinion they are liable for negligence.” Strong words from a man who is not only defending his property value along Mulat Bayou, but also the wildlife that used to live there.

Two developers at the center of accusations surrounding the red clay intrusion into Mulat Bayou have been arrested.

At about 10:25 a.m., March 6, Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station in Pensacola was locked down.

In a show of unity and cooperation, the Santa Rosa County board of commissioners came together without objection or heated discussion to put together an 11-member Land Development Code Task Force.

In an effort to address public concerns about the Citizen’s Land Development Code Task Force, Santa Rosa County commissioner Kerry Smith led the way for the rest of the commissioners to chart a new course for the task force.