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Collectible K9s: Sheriff’s Office hands out specialized cards to community

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 12, 2023. Posted in Community, News.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has gone to the dogs! Or, at least, they are very excited about telling the community about them. The law enforcement agency recently started an initiative to reach out to the community and positively engage them in what the K9 unit does. As a part of that initiative, the Sheriff’s Office has created a special set of trading cards that highlight the various K9s in the unit.

Alumni invited back for 70th Anniversary Celebration

Written by Staff Reporters on January 12, 2023. Posted in News.

Milton — Santa Rosa Medical Center (SRMC) is celebrating 70 years of providing healthcare services to Santa Rosa County and will host an alumni luncheon for past employees in mid-January.

“After seven decades, it’s amazing to know Santa Rosa Medical Center continues to provide the community with healthcare services they need – closer to home,” said Justin Serrano, interim chief executive officer. “We pride ourselves in being this community’s hospital and we want to celebrate this achievement with the people that have helped keep us going.”

Owner wants to rezone 42 acres in East Milton to commercial

Written by Ken Garner on January 11, 2023. Posted in News.

A property owner is asking the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board to recommend rezoning 41.8 acres of vacant agricultural land on State Road 87 in East Milton for commercial use.
The board will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at the County Administration Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.

BoCC sets busy agenda for Thursday

Written by Ken Garner on January 10, 2023. Posted in News.

A City of Milton-Santa Rosa County property deal dominated the county commission’s committee meeting Monday, but the commission did forward some important items to Thursday’s regular meeting.

Deed discussion dominates 3 ½-hour BoCC meeting

Written by Ken Garner on January 10, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday will decide whether to approve transferring 100 acres to the City of Milton for its $70-million wastewater project. On Monday, it listened for almost three hours to speaker after speaker argue why it shouldn’t.

3 things to know: TDC January meeting

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 10, 2023. Posted in Business.

With the first month of 2023 upon us, government and community organizations are planning out the new year.

The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC), which is part of the Tourism Development Office, is one of those organizations.

2023: We’re going to disagree; let’s do it calmly this year

Written by Staff Reporters on January 5, 2023. Posted in Editorial, Opinion.

Our New Year’s wish for Milton and Santa Rosa County is simple: Civility.

Nobody expects citizens in a free society to agree on every, or even most, issues. Diversity of thought is vital to good government, the best solutions produced by critical analysis and healthy debate.

Navarre, Gulf Breeze men arrested on drug charges

Written by Staff Reporters on January 5, 2023. Posted in Crime, News.

A Navarre man and a Gulf Breeze were arrested after Santa Rosa County Sheriff ’s Office deputies allegedly found 66.1 grams of fentanyl during a traffic stop in Holley.

Jeremy Brooks Dolan, 42, of Navarre, is charged with amphetamine trafficking, possession of a weapon, obstructing justice, weapon offence, resisting an officer, drug equipment possession, and two counts of drug traffi cking following a traffic stop.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue donates thermal imaging cameras to Munson VFD

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 2, 2023. Posted in Beach, News.

Navarre Beach Fire Rescue recently received four new handheld thermal imaging cameras, which will help improve fire rescue effectiveness and safety.

The fire department was already in possession of two thermal imaging cameras that still worked but were an older design than the ones they were just received. In lieu of their newfound cameras, NBFR Fire Chief Danny Fureigh decided to pay it forward to another Santa Rosa County fire department, Munson Volunteer Fire Department.

SRC Commission prepares to debut new forum format

Written by Ken Garner on December 29, 2022. Posted in News.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 9, the Santa Rosa County Commission will limit public forum to an hour before each meeting.
“We felt like this was a reasonable compromise,” Chairman Colten Wright said at the commission’s regular meeting Dec. 8. “Once again, there was never any effort to squash anyone’s First Amendment rights or anything like that.”