A judge ruled Monday that Adams Sanitation, which started service in south Santa Rosa County Oct. 4, has been operating illegally and must stop that service.

Heavy rains earlier this month led to a weeklong closure of The Club at Hidden Creek.

Heavy recent rains have led to the temporary closure of the Club at Hidden Creek. Regular golfers say it was closed all last week and Monday.

The present home of the flea market is moving forward to become the future home of a three-story high school in Midway. The purchase of the 35-acre parcel of land was voted on and approved by Santa Rosa County School Board Sept. 21.

After nine months using interim attorneys, the Board of County Commissioners voted to appoint a new county attorney to serve Santa Rosa.

Adams Sanitation filed a lawsuit in circuit court Monday defending the right to appeal the rejection of its application to service the southern part of Santa Rosa County.

New Interim County Administrator DeVann Cook sent an email to staff Aug. 30 setting the tone for his administration and telling them what he expects.

Santa Rosa County staff turnover has more than doubled compared to data from 2019 and 2020. And employees resigning in 2021 include a handful of high-level county employees, including the county administrator, the assistant county administrator, the public information officer and the head of the grants department.