The board of directors for the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council voted in favor of recommending two of the three interested applicants to the Board of County Commissioners to fill two seats being vacated on the board.  They also voted to approve $32,000 in funding for organizations who submitted applications to receive grant money for events taking place next fiscal year.

The Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center has been designated an official Florida Certified Tourism Information Center by VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation. The VISIT FLORIDA Certified Tourism Information Center is a program by VISIT FLORIDA which recognizes visitor services facilities around the state that provide facilities and promote travel in the county and throughout Florida. The Santa Rosa County Visitor Information Center is located in Navarre Park located at the foot of the Navarre Beach Bridge on heavily traveled U.S. Hwy. 98. The center not only promotes visitor opportunities in the county but is an important connector with our neighboring Northwest Florida counties.