Sept. 26, 2024 | 10:37 a.m. With Hurricane Helene hitting to the east of Santa Rosa County, many in the county are getting ready to help with recovery in harder hit areas of Florida. The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida’s big bend area around 7 p.m. Thursday night, and many are planning […]
Sept. 26, 2024 | 8:45 a.m. It’s a nice day in Santa Rosa County, making it hard to believe a hurricane will make landfall to our east. Hurricane Helene, now a category two storm, is expected to make landfall around 7 p.m. tonight in Florida’s big bend. The impact on Santa Rosa County is minimal, […]
Santa Rosa County has been added to a wind advisory by the National Weather Service. On Wednesday morning, only the coastal areas of Santa Rosa County were put under the wind advisory, but now the entire county has been added. The path of Hurricane Helene, updated at 4 p.m. CT, still remains far to Santa […]
In a surprise decision Thursday afternoon, Santa Rosa County District Schools reversed course and canceled school for Thursday, Sept. 26. Three hours before the school district had announced the complete opposite, saying only afterschool activities would be canceled on Thursday. “At 4 p.m. we received additional information from the National Weather Service of Mobile including […]
The early morning update on Potential Cyclone Nine, expected to form into Hurricane Ilene in the days ahead, shrunk the cone of uncertainty, leaving the center of the storm far east of Santa Rosa County.
September 23, 2024 | 5:18 p.m. Santa Rosa County District Schools provided an update on the weather on Monday afternoon. “Santa Rosa County District Schools District Officials have been in close contact with the Santa Rosa Emergency Management Office and National Weather Service of Mobile,” the statement said. “We are actively monitoring the weather as […]
September 23, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. Santa Rosa County’s public works department has sand available on a first-come, first-served basis at the following locations: – The corner of Leisure St. and Citrus Dr. in Navarre – Tiger Point Park in Gulf Breeze (1370 Tiger Park Ln.) – Pace Fire-Rescue in Pace (4773 Pace Patriot […]
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) and Santa Rosa County Animal Services will host a drive-through rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats, Friday, September 27, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Pensacola State College – Milton Campus, 5988 Highway 90 in Milton.