Four firms bid to study aquatic center feasibility
October 6, 2023
Four firms are vying to study whether Santa Rosa County should build an aquatic center – or centers – to serve residents, swim clubs and high school teams.
Part of $100,000 donation to Studer Family Children’s Hospital going toward facility dog
October 6, 2023
The Grand Chapter of the Florida Order of the Eastern Star has generously donated $100,000 to the Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart, with $10,000 going toward a new facility…
More than $40 Million in unclaimed property returned by Florida CFO in September
October 5, 2023
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $40 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of September. Since Patronis took office…
‘Culture of Life’ conference planned at St. Sylvester’s in Navarre
October 4, 2023
The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee will host the annual Florida Culture of Life Conference – “A Eucharistic Way of Reconciling Love” – Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, at St. Sylvester Cat…
Triumph Gulf Coast awards Santa Rosa District Schools $9 million for Innovation Center
October 3, 2023
Santa Rosa District Schools on Monday, Oct. 2, announced that Triumph Gulf Coast has awarded the district a $9-million grant to create the Santa Rosa Center for Innovation, “a cutting-edge, STEAM-pow…
Climatic lab returns home under Test Wing
October 3, 2023
After almost eight years, the Eglin icon, McKinley Climatic Lab, returns to 96th Test Wing possession as of Oct. 1.
The realignment moves the lab from Arnold Engineering Development Complex back to…
From retention to recreation? Citizens group wants to turn retention pond into walking area
October 3, 2023
At a citizen’s roundtable meeting held Saturday, Sept. 23, local citizens’ advocate Carmen Reynolds and a few others discussed transforming a retention pond in the Whispering Pines neighborhood into…
County considers expanding I-10 industrial park
October 2, 2023
Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree has asked the Board of County Commissioners to buy 13 acres adjacent to the Northwest Florida Industrial Park @ I-10 to provide room f…
Estuary program awards $273,000 through Community Grant Program
October 2, 2023
The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) announced the award of $273,000 to local educational institutions, non-profits, and governments to support action projects to help restore and…
Santa Rosa County drive-through rabies vaccination clinic
September 30, 2023
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County (DOH-Santa Rosa) and Santa Rosa Animal Control will host a drive-through rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats, Friday, October 13, from 4…