A Santa Rosa County District Schools employee was arrested for battery after he allegedly rubbed another employee’s shoulder against her will.
Daniel Hahn, 59, was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail Tuesday, Oct. 7, around noon.
Earlier this month, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention K9 Tracking Unit took on the Southeast Manhunt Field Trials, hosted by Escambia County Road Prison.
I’m not sure who needs to see this column in Santa Rosa County to make it happen, but I’d really love it if we could get a public pool at either end of the county some point before the end of time. Having a pool at both ends of the county would be even better.
A Santa Rosa County District Schools IT employee faces possible termination by the school board after several incidents involving communications with students came to light.
Keith Elliott, the employee and son of school board member Charles Elliott, is at the center of the allegations. In addition to IT, he has also served as a baseball coach.
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month this September with the Santa Rosa County Library System. There’s more than meets the eye at your library. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills, find valuable information, or connect with fellow avid readers, a library card unlocks a world of possibilities.
We had the opportunity to participate again in the Santa Rosa County Leadership program’s media day. There were lots of faces we knew, and we were happy to meet new friends. Our newest team member and reporter, Madison DeVito, went and was a panel member with our publisher Gail Acosta and the owner/publisher of Gulf Breeze News, Lisa Newell. The questions from the group were so good – but one stood out: “How do we use AI in the newsroom?” The simple answer is – we don’t. We think there is no substitute for human reporters using their intuition, curiosity and talent to conduct interviews with other real people, to tell a story that can become part of the history of the community. And quite frankly, no one does better than our team.
This July, Stuff the Bus, the annual donations drive organized by United Way of West Florida, brought together Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents to support local schools and students for the 2025-26 school year.
